# Seymour (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/seymour/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “saint maurus” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsiːmɔː(ɹ)/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 13,122 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 13,112 / 10 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 6, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From a Norman surname from a place in Normandy, from Old French Saint-Maur, from Late Latin Sanctus Maurus (“Saint Maurus”). The name is cognate to Murry and Maurice.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 5 | 5,779 |
| 1928 | 5 | 5,334 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 | 8,788 |
| 2006 | 5 | 13,679 |
| 2007 | 6 | 12,116 |
| 2010 | 5 | 13,926 |
| 2011 | 6 | 12,020 |
| 2013 | 6 | 11,923 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13,739 |
| 2016 | 10 | 8,067 |
| 2017 | 5 | 13,925 |
| 2020 | 7 | 10,426 |
| 2021 | 5 | 13,769 |
| 2022 | 6 | 12,085 |
| 2023 | 8 | 9,604 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10,755 |
| 2025 | 11 | 7,594 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3 | 2,901 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3,651 |

## People named Seymour

- Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor (1967–2014)
- Julian Seymour Schwinger, American theoretical physicist (1918–1994)
- Seymour Cray, Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer (1925–1996)
- Seymour Hersh, American investigative journalist (born 1937)
- Seymour Martin Lipset, American sociologist (1922–2006)
- Seymour Cassel, American actor (1935–2019)
- Seymour Benzer, American geneticist (1921–2007)
- Seymour Hicks, British actor (1871–1949)
- Seymour Stein, American music executive (1942–2023)
- Seymour Cromwell, American rower (1934-1977)
- Seymour Bernstein, American pianist, composer, and teacher (1927-2026)
- Seymour Nebenzal, film producer (1899–1961)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.