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Late Latin roots
01 / Meaning & origin
Seymour is a masculine given name documented in English, German and Dutch. English Wiktionary traces it to Late Latin Sanctus Maurus via Jèrriais and Guernésiais and Old French.
From a Norman surname from a place in Normandy, from Old French Saint-Maur, from Late Latin Sanctus Maurus (“Saint Maurus”). The name is cognate to Murry and Maurice.
02 / Across borders
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 11 boys (rank 7194). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Seymour
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 14 | 482 | observed |
| 1881 | 12 | 503 | observed |
| 1882 | 10 | 611 | observed |
| 1883 | 10 | 597 | observed |
| 1884 | 10 | 613 | observed |
| 1885 | 10 | 604 | observed |
| 1886 | 10 | 605 | observed |
| 1887 | 8 | 679 | observed |
| 1888 | 10 | 648 | observed |
| 1889 | 10 | 628 | observed |
| 1890 | 17 | 434 | observed |
| 1891 | 8 | 700 | observed |
| 1892 | 11 | 641 | observed |
| 1893 | 9 | 705 | observed |
| 1894 | 12 | 594 | observed |
| 1895 | 11 | 640 | observed |
| 1896 | 13 | 592 | observed |
| 1897 | 9 | 725 | observed |
| 1898 | 9 | 744 | observed |
| 1899 | 8 | 786 | observed |
| 1900 | 10 | 836 | observed |
| 1901 | 9 | 727 | observed |
| 1902 | 9 | 794 | observed |
| 1903 | 7 | 910 | observed |
| 1904 | 12 | 686 | observed |
| 1905 | 14 | 636 | observed |
| 1906 | 8 | 927 | observed |
| 1907 | 10 | 866 | observed |
| 1908 | 16 | 657 | observed |
| 1909 | 17 | 653 | observed |
| 1910 | 25 | 569 | observed |
| 1911 | 49 | 409 | observed |
| 1912 | 118 | 349 | observed |
| 1913 | 157 | 322 | observed |
| 1914 | 245 | 284 | observed |
| 1915 | 303 | 286 | observed |
| 1916 | 376 | 255 | observed |
| 1917 | 434 | 242 | observed |
| 1918 | 511 | 234 | observed |
| 1919 | 576 | 216 | observed |
| 1920 | 660 | 202 | observed |
| 1921 | 700 | 196 | observed |
| 1922 | 735 | 189 | observed |
| 1923 | 723 | 192 | observed |
| 1924 | 786 | 182 | observed |
| 1925 | 668 | 210 | observed |
| 1926 | 660 | 207 | observed |
| 1927 | 569 | 232 | observed |
| 1928 | 568 | 231 | observed |
| 1929 | 464 | 260 | observed |
| 1930 | 447 | 266 | observed |
| 1931 | 340 | 302 | observed |
| 1932 | 267 | 337 | observed |
| 1933 | 245 | 343 | observed |
| 1934 | 186 | 405 | observed |
| 1935 | 159 | 451 | observed |
| 1936 | 162 | 442 | observed |
| 1937 | 145 | 463 | observed |
| 1938 | 114 | 544 | observed |
| 1939 | 112 | 539 | observed |
| 1940 | 84 | 659 | observed |
| 1941 | 81 | 678 | observed |
| 1942 | 81 | 713 | observed |
| 1943 | 66 | 808 | observed |
| 1944 | 50 | 898 | observed |
| 1945 | 58 | 817 | observed |
| 1946 | 45 | 1,019 | observed |
| 1947 | 63 | 878 | observed |
| 1948 | 44 | 1,063 | observed |
| 1949 | 33 | 1,252 | observed |
| 1950 | 27 | 1,395 | observed |
| 1951 | 25 | 1,489 | observed |
| 1952 | 36 | 1,227 | observed |
| 1953 | 29 | 1,408 | observed |
| 1954 | 27 | 1,466 | observed |
| 1955 | 24 | 1,572 | observed |
| 1956 | 30 | 1,418 | observed |
| 1957 | 28 | 1,487 | observed |
| 1958 | 19 | 1,838 | observed |
| 1959 | 19 | 1,865 | observed |
| 1960 | 19 | 1,858 | observed |
| 1961 | 20 | 1,823 | observed |
| 1962 | 9 | 2,848 | observed |
| 1963 | 16 | 2,044 | observed |
| 1964 | 8 | 3,050 | observed |
| 1965 | 16 | 1,987 | observed |
| 1966 | 18 | 1,814 | observed |
| 1967 | 18 | 1,853 | observed |
| 1968 | 10 | 2,735 | observed |
| 1969 | 9 | 3,062 | observed |
| 1970 | 12 | 2,739 | observed |
| 1971 | 14 | 2,558 | observed |
| 1972 | 11 | 2,991 | observed |
| 1973 | 5 | 5,101 | observed |
| 1974 | 10 | 3,318 | observed |
| 1975 | 7 | 4,309 | observed |
| 1976 | 7 | 4,418 | observed |
| 1977 | 12 | 3,203 | observed |
| 1978 | 6 | 5,059 | observed |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | 5 | 6,250 | observed |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | 6 | 5,619 | observed |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | 6 | 5,785 | observed |
| 1986 | 8 | 4,853 | observed |
| 1987 | 5 | 6,951 | observed |
| 1988 | 9 | 4,786 | observed |
| 1989 | 5 | 7,905 | observed |
| 1990 | 6 | 7,178 | observed |
| 1991 | 8 | 5,942 | observed |
| 1992 | 6 | 7,422 | observed |
| 1993 | 7 | 6,816 | observed |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | 5 | 9,015 | observed |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | 6 | 8,704 | observed |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | 7 | 8,339 | observed |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | 8 | 8,143 | observed |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | 5 | 12,055 | observed |
| 2007 | 6 | 10,921 | observed |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | 5 | 12,231 | observed |
| 2011 | 6 | 10,808 | observed |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | 6 | 10,728 | observed |
| 2014 | 5 | 12,108 | observed |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | 10 | 7,605 | observed |
| 2017 | 5 | 12,246 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | 7 | 9,554 | observed |
| 2021 | 5 | 12,146 | observed |
| 2022 | 6 | 10,863 | observed |
| 2023 | 8 | 8,921 | observed |
| 2024 | 7 | 9,894 | observed |
| 2025 | 11 | 7,194 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Seymour” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
American actor (1967–2014)
American theoretical physicist (1918–1994)
Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer (1925–1996)
MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator (1928–2016)
American investigative journalist (born 1937)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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.
