Seymour
Seymour is a given name which may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Seymour
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seymour is a given name which may refer to:
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The Story of Seymour
Seymour first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 14 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 786 Seymours were born — ranking #182 that year. As of 2026, Seymour ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). In total, more than 13K Seymours have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Seymour
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Seymour Bathurst, 7th Earl Bathurst (1864–1943), British soldier and newspaper owner
- Seymour Benzer (1921–2007), American physicist, molecular biologist and behavioral geneticist
- Seymour Bernstein (1927–2026), American pianist, composer, and teacher
- Seymour Cassel (1935–2019), American actor
- Seymour Cocks (1882–1953), British Labour Party Member of Parliament
- Seymour Cray (1925–1996), American supercomputer architect and founder of Cray Research
- Seymour Chwast (born 1931), American graphic designer, illustrator and type designer
- Seymour Ginsburg (1927–2004), American computer scientist
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Names that sound like Seymour
Phonetically similar names — useful when Seymour is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Seymour
Seymour is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Seymour's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #182. Use the chart and map above to compare Seymour'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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