Seymore
Seymore is both a surname and given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:Andre Seymore, South African cricketer Seymore Butts, American pornographic film director and producer Seymore D. Fair, mascot of the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition Will Seymore, American soccer player
Meaning & Origin of Seymore
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seymore is both a surname and given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:Andre Seymore, South African cricketer Seymore Butts, American pornographic film director and producer Seymore D. Fair, mascot of the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition Will Seymore, American soccer player
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The Story of Seymore
Seymore first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 16 Seymores were born — ranking #2,052 that year. As of 2026, Seymore ranks #3,173 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 259 Seymores have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Seymore
Seymore is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 259 births in the dataset. Seymore's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #2,052. Use the chart and map above to compare Seymore'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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