How popular is the name Seamus?

Seamus ranks 1,115th among boys' names in US records, with 9,424 births since 1957. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,858.

Is Seamus a unisex name?

No. Seamus is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2008, when 357 children were given the name. It has been in use for 68 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Shamus. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#1,115 of boy names

Pronounced SH EY1 M AH0 S (ARPABET)

Seamus is a boys' name, and first appears in 1957. It has been given to 9,424 children — the 1,115th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 39% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2008, when 357 children were given it.

Shamus is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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These spellings sound identical to Seamus and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Seamus?: Seamus ranks 1,115th among boys' names in US records, with 9,424 births since 1957. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,858.
Is Seamus a unisex name?: No. Seamus is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Seamus most popular?: 2008, when 357 children were given the name. It has been in use for 68 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Seamus spelled?: Shamus. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.