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Seamus

“Supplanter, one who follows”

2 syllables · 6 letters

About the name Seamus

Seamus is the Irish form of James, and the gap between spelling and sound trips up almost every non-Irish reader on first encounter. That friction has kept it rare abroad while leaving it one of the most unmistakably Irish names a family can choose.

Seamus is a boy name of Irish (Gaelic) origin, pronounced SHAY-mus. On the NameRarity scale it scores 84 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1990s.

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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Supplanter, one who follows
Origin
Irish (Gaelic)
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
SHAY-mus
Syllables
2
Letters
6
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
1990s
Rarity
84 / 100
Per million
~4.4
Starts with
S
Numerology
6 · The Nurturer

How popular is Seamus?

Popularity16/100
Rarity84/100

Seamus currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 4.4 people per million carry it — about 1 in 227,273. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Seamus

  • Seamus Heaney
    Irish poet and Nobel laureate
  • Seamus Dever
    American actor

Spellings and variants of Seamus

SeamasShamusHamish

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Seamus — frequently asked questions

What does the name Seamus mean?

Seamus means "Supplanter, one who follows". It is a name of Irish (Gaelic) origin, most often given to a boy.

How do you pronounce Seamus?

Seamus is pronounced SHAY-mus, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Seamus?

Seamus scores 84 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 227,273 people carry it — about 4.4 per million.

What is the numerology number for Seamus?

Seamus carries the expression number 6, known as The Nurturer. Its soul urge number is 9 and its personality number is 6.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Seamus?

The lucky number for Seamus is 6 (with 15, 24, 33 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Rose Blush. The traditional lucky day is Friday and the associated gemstone is Rose Quartz.