Seamus

Boy name

Seamus has been given to 7,809 babies in the U.S. since 1957. It peaked in 2008.

Meaning & origin /ˈʃeɪməs/

Anglicization of Irish Séamas (“James”), itself from English James.

Origin: Irish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,809

Peak year

2008 (298 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1957

10-year trend

▼ -30%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Seamus.

7,789 babies since 1984

7,968 babies since 1994

7,632 babies since 1985

7,628 babies since 1910

7,621 babies since 1970

7,605 babies since 1917

8,031 babies since 1912

7,551 babies since 1967

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