Boy name Irish (Gaelic) origin Christian Catholic tradition

Seamus

SHAY-mus · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
supplanter;Irish form of James
Language
Irish (Gaelic)
Culture
Hebrew
Religion
Christian Catholic
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · Irish
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1450
2024 births125
Peak year2008
First appeared1957
Total US births7,656
2008 peak19571974199120072024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sham
Alternate spellings
SéamusSeamus
In other languages
James (English)Jaime (Spanish)Giacomo (Italian)

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Seamus Heaney (Nobel poet)
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