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Seamus

“One who supplants or follows; sometimes read as 'God protects'” — Hebrew via Latin and Irish origin

Boy's name · #1276 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Seamus has appeared in US records since 1957 — best rank #734 (2003) · 7,809 babies named Seamus all-time · 1 in 11,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 660 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 750 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 2,500 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Seamuses

• Seamus Heaney — Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939–2013)
• Seamus Dever — American actor
• Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick — American actor
• Seamus McGarvey — Irish cinematographer
• Seamus Elliott — Irish racing cyclist (1934–1971)

In stories & tradition

• Seamus Finnigan — Harry Potter
• Chief Seamus O'Hara — Lustiges Taschenbuch · Donald Duck pocket book
• Seamus Mellencamp — Uncanny X-Men

What Seamuses become

Among 124 notable people named Seamus:

Athletes appear 1.73× more often than among typical names — e.g. Seamus Elliott, Irish racing cyclist (1934–1971).

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