Is Seward a boy or girl name?

Seward is a boy’s name. Of the 568 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Seward

Recorded 1881–1976 · United States

Seward was most popular in 1915, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,577 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 568 people named Seward.

Seward over time

Births per year. The dot marks Seward’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Seward a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Seward is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 568 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org