Sheamus
Stephen Farrelly is an Irish professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Sheamus.
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Sheamus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stephen Farrelly is an Irish professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Sheamus.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Sheamus
The earliest SSA record of Sheamus as a baby boy name dates back to 1981, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 36 newborns named Sheamus — #3,090 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Sheamuss. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,728 among baby boy names with 7 births, falling sharply (-51%). In total, more than 550 Sheamuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Sheamus
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Names that sound like Sheamus
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About the name Sheamus
Sheamus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 550 births in the dataset. Sheamus's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #3,090. Use the chart and map above to compare Sheamus'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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