Seamus is a distinctive choice, ranked #1538 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Seamus in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1538
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About the Name Seamus
Seamus is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 169 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #470 in 1998 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Seamus is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Seamus in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Seamus
Seamus Perry — Seamus Perry is an English author, academic, fellow and tutor of Balliol College, Oxford and, since 2014, a professor of English Literature in the English Faculty at the University of Oxford.
Seamus McGarvey — Seamus McGarvey is an Irish cinematographer.
Seamus Mitchell — Seamus Mitchell is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Seamus
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Seamus per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Seamus in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Seamus is declining: down 388 places since 2020, to #1,538 in 2025. It peaked at #470 in 1998.
Seamus is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Seamus include: Seamus Perry, Seamus McGarvey and Seamus Mitchell. Short summaries for each appear below.
Seamus does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Seamuss in the wild.
17
UK babies named Seamus (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 388 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Seamus
Almost certainly the only Seamus in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Seamus
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Seamus Perry is an English author, academic, fellow and tutor of Balliol College, Oxford and, since 2014, a professor of English Literature in the English Faculty at the University of Oxford.
Seamus Mitchell is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).