Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores and online retailer. The company was founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald. The company began as a mail-order catalog company and opened its first retail locations in 1925.
Meaning & Origin of Sears
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores and online retailer. The company was founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald. The company began as a mail-order catalog company and opened its first retail locations in 1925.
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The Story of Sears
Sears first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1911, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 8 Searss were born — ranking #3,214 that year. As of 2026, Sears ranks #4,049 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 68 Searss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Sears
Phonetically similar names — useful when Sears is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Seers
- Seres
- Soars
- Sores
- Sewers
- Sars
- Sours
- Sayers
- Sires
- Sowers
- Sauers
- Syers
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About the name Sears
Sears is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 68 births in the dataset. Sears's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #3,214. Use the chart and map above to compare Sears's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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