UK boy's name
Seosamh
Seosamh is a boy's name in the UK records.
We estimate that about 9 living people in the UK are called Seosamh. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Seosamh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #414 in 2022.
- • About 9 living people in the UK are estimated to have Seosamh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
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Births in -
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Peak year
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Estimated living
9
2026
Geography
Where Seosamh is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Seosamh. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Seosamh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #414 in 2022.
Across the UK
Seosamh in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#414 in 2022
3 years of NISRA records, 9 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Seosamh
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Seosamh Ó Duibhginn
writer
Irish writer
1914-1994
Related
Names similar to Seosamh
- Samuel 108,505
- Sebastian 33,008
- Sam 20,889
- Stanley 16,354
- Sonny 15,028
- Sean 15,006
- Scott 12,587
- Seth 9,841
- Syed 9,050
- Stephen 8,884
- Spencer 8,333
- Steven 6,970
FAQ
Seosamh: questions and answers
Where is Seosamh most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Seosamh ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #414 in 2022. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.