NameTides

Seven

Seven was the #1,118 boys' name in the US in 2025 (191 babies), and #2,952 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Seven as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Seven as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Seven as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,118 (191)#2,952 (7)#2,527 (7)
2024#891 (265)#2,444 (9)—
2023#799 (310)#4,108 (4)—
2022#754 (337)#2,166 (10)#1,759 (10)
2021#858 (272)#3,990 (4)#2,812 (5)
2020#924 (241)#3,848 (4)—
2019#1,000 (209)#3,411 (5)#2,756 (5)
2018#1,408 (124)#3,412 (5)—
2017#1,488 (113)——
2016#1,675 (94)——
2015#2,086 (67)——
2014#1,627 (95)——
2013#1,794 (80)——
2012#1,832 (80)——
2011#1,849 (76)——

Seven as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Seven as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Seven as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,822 (60)#4,201 (5)—
2024#2,434 (74)#4,193 (5)—
2023#2,494 (71)#5,688 (3)—
2022#2,228 (84)#5,670 (3)—
2021#2,460 (72)#5,581 (3)—
2020#2,523 (68)#3,899 (5)—
2019#2,814 (59)#4,001 (5)#3,266 (5)
2018#2,928 (56)——
2017#3,247 (49)#5,765 (3)—
2016#3,707 (41)——
2015#4,069 (36)#5,730 (3)—
2014#3,848 (39)——
2013#3,513 (44)——
2012#3,267 (50)——
2011#4,466 (32)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #754.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1968.
  • In 2025, 24% of US babies named Seven were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,900 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,900uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 27,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Seven is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,300 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,800 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Seven by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: #994NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: #913PANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,119CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #971VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #531LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #594GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,012TXFlorida: #912FL
Seven (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SevenCanadaGirls—too few
SevenCanadaBoys#2,5277
SevenEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
SevenEngland & WalesBoys#2,9527
SevenUSGirls#2,82260
SevenUSBoys#1,118191