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Seosamh

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What official birth registration shows about Seosamh: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Seosamh: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #214, and it stood at #829 in 2025.

Rising

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2016–2022

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 2016 to 2022, ranging from #392 to #421.201620202022#392#421
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2016#421
2020#392
2022#414

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

RisingNorthern Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 27 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2022: #414 among boys in Northern Ireland, #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1964–2025 · NISRA. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #214 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #214 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #214 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Seosamh's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2022Northern Irelandmale#4143HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3923HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#4213HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5845HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#7793HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#6314HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#6104HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#5086HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#6234HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#5425HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4735HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#2746HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#2766HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#3393HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#3173HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#3183HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#2834HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#3163HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#2575HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandmale#3053HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandmale#2913HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandmale#2653HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandmale#2144HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Seosamh is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Seosamh, between 1964 and 2025, in 28 of those 62 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1964Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1964Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: highest position in 202019642025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1964–202527#214 in 1964
Northern Ireland2016–20223#392 in 2020

Its high point came 56 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1964) than in Northern Ireland (2020).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1986; it appears again in 1993.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Seosamh

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1964–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #214 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.