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Seosamh

“(God) shall add”

Language contexts for this entry: English, Irish

masculineLatin script

/ˈʃoːsˠəvˠ/ · Irish (Galway, Munster)

Origin: Hebrew
2 language contexts: English Irish
Follow the evidence: 4 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Seosamh

Seosamh is a masculine given name documented in English and Irish. English Wiktionary traces it to Hebrew יוֹסֵף via Old French, Latin and Ancient Greek, with the stated meaning “(God) shall add”.

2 source accounts

Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “(God) shall add”

Borrowed from Old French Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), Ἰώσηπος (Iṓsēpos), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yosef, literally “(God) shall add”).

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Old French
Latin
Ancient Greek
Hebrew

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Sources for this account (2)

Wiktionary: SeosamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SeosamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Polish Wiktionary accountSource-reportedstfranc.

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Polish Wiktionary: SeosamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

Where Seosamh is used

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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Language records

Documented as a given name in English.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Ireland

1964–2025 Spelling: Seosamh

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2025: 3; births; Rank #829
Peak year: 1996; 6 births

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Source: Central Statistics Office · Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Seosamh in Ireland, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1964	4	214	observed
1965	no value	no value	not covered
1966	no value	no value	not covered
1967	3	265	observed
1968	no value	no value	not covered
1969	3	291	observed
1970	3	305	observed
1971	5	257	observed
1972	no value	no value	not covered
1973	no value	no value	not covered
1974	no value	no value	not covered
1975	no value	no value	not covered
1976	3	316	observed
1977	no value	no value	not covered
1978	4	283	observed
1979	no value	no value	not covered
1980	4	288	observed
1981	no value	no value	not covered
1982	3	330	observed
1983	3	330	observed
1984	3	318	observed
1985	no value	no value	not covered
1986	3	317	observed
1987	no value	no value	not covered
1988	no value	no value	not covered
1989	no value	no value	not covered
1990	no value	no value	not covered
1991	no value	no value	not covered
1992	no value	no value	not covered
1993	3	339	observed
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	6	276	observed
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	no value	no value	not covered
2000	6	274	observed
2001	no value	no value	not covered
2002	no value	no value	not covered
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	5	473	observed
2008	4	601	observed
2009	3	701	observed
2010	5	542	observed
2011	4	623	observed
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	6	508	observed
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	4	601	observed
2017	4	610	observed
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	4	631	observed
2022	3	779	observed
2023	5	584	observed
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	3	829	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Seosamh” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: First given names on Irish birth registrations; CSO tables VSA50 (boys) and VSA60 (girls). From 2017, births registered during the calendar year.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: CSO publishes names with three or more occurrences. Null cells are not emitted; absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: Published ranks from VSA50C02 and VSA60C02 retained unchanged, including ties.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

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04 / Through time

History

No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms4

Wikidata Q107307634CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: SeosamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SeosamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: SeosamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates2

Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Seosamh

2 source accounts

Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “(God) shall add”

Borrowed from Old French Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), Ἰώσηπος (Iṓsēpos), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yosef, literally “(God) shall add”).

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Old French
Latin
Ancient Greek
Hebrew

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (2)

Wiktionary: SeosamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SeosamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Explore 1 more accountHide additional accountsSource accounts may describe the same origin.

Polish Wiktionary accountSource-reportedstfranc.

stfranc.

Sources for this account (1)

Polish Wiktionary: SeosamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Seosamh is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Seosamh’s connections around the world.

2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Language records

Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 10 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Ireland

1964–2025 Spelling: Seosamh

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2025: 3; births; Rank #829
Peak year: 1996; 6 births

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Central Statistics Office · Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Seosamh in Ireland, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1964	4	214	observed
1965	no value	no value	not covered
1966	no value	no value	not covered
1967	3	265	observed
1968	no value	no value	not covered
1969	3	291	observed
1970	3	305	observed
1971	5	257	observed
1972	no value	no value	not covered
1973	no value	no value	not covered
1974	no value	no value	not covered
1975	no value	no value	not covered
1976	3	316	observed
1977	no value	no value	not covered
1978	4	283	observed
1979	no value	no value	not covered
1980	4	288	observed
1981	no value	no value	not covered
1982	3	330	observed
1983	3	330	observed
1984	3	318	observed
1985	no value	no value	not covered
1986	3	317	observed
1987	no value	no value	not covered
1988	no value	no value	not covered
1989	no value	no value	not covered
1990	no value	no value	not covered
1991	no value	no value	not covered
1992	no value	no value	not covered
1993	3	339	observed
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	6	276	observed
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	no value	no value	not covered
2000	6	274	observed
2001	no value	no value	not covered
2002	no value	no value	not covered
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	5	473	observed
2008	4	601	observed
2009	3	701	observed
2010	5	542	observed
2011	4	623	observed
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	6	508	observed
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	4	601	observed
2017	4	610	observed
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	4	631	observed
2022	3	779	observed
2023	5	584	observed
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	3	829	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: First given names on Irish birth registrations; CSO tables VSA50 (boys) and VSA60 (girls). From 2017, births registered during the calendar year.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: CSO publishes names with three or more occurrences. Null cells are not emitted; absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: Published ranks from VSA50C02 and VSA60C02 retained unchanged, including ties.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms4

Wikidata Q107307634CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: SeosamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SeosamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: SeosamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates2

Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Seosamh

Hebrew origin

Where Seosamh is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Ireland

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Joseph

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Seosamh

Hebrew origin

Where Seosamh is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Ireland

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Joseph

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page