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Seamus
Pronounced /ˈʃeɪməs/
Rank in 2024
#1,444
Born in 2024
125
Peak year
2008 · #753
Origin
Irish
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 125 boys were named Seamus, about 1 in every 13,723.
- It peaked in 2008 with 298 babies, ranked #753.
- It first shows up in the records in 1957.
- 7,656 boys have been named Seamus since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Seamus per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- 0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 66 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 464 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,169 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Z: 3,722 babies, 0.12 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,235 babies, 0.10 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Anglicization of Irish Séamas (“James”), itself from English James.
- A male given name from Irish.
- Origin
- Irish
- Say it
- /ˈʃeɪməs/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Seamus, CC BY-SA 4.0.