Pronunciation
Shay-mus
Meaning
Supplanter
Alternate spellings
Seamus
Fun fact
Séamus is the Irish form of James. You might have heard Shamus used in American detective stories, but in Ireland Séamus is simply a first name. You'll also hear the familiar short form Séimí.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Séamus, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#147Rank among boy names in 202536Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #147 |
| 2024 | 44 | #125 |
| 2023 | 35 | #155 |
| 2022 | 28 | #184 |
| 2021 | 32 | #168 |
| 2020 | 37 | #155 |
| 2019 | 26 | #202 |
| 2018 | 29 | #195 |
| 2017 | 46 | #134 |
| 2016 | 50 | #131 |
| 2015 | 45 | #140 |
| 2014 | 47 | #136 |
| 2013 | 36 | #178 |
| 2012 | 45 | #153 |
| 2011 | 44 | #160 |
| 2010 | 37 | #174 |
| 2009 | 46 | #146 |
| 2008 | 45 | #148 |
| 2007 | 44 | #143 |
| 2006 | 39 | #137 |
| 2005 | 42 | #129 |
| 2004 | 36 | #134 |
| 2003 | 40 | #120 |
| 2002 | 50 | #99 |
| 2001 | 42 | #113 |
| 2000 | 48 | #101 |
| 1999 | 45 | #103 |
| 1998 | 45 | #95 |
| 1997 | 47 | #106 |
| 1996 | 63 | #91 |
| 1995 | 58 | #94 |
| 1994 | 55 | #97 |
| 1993 | 62 | #93 |
| 1992 | 71 | #84 |
| 1991 | 82 | #75 |
| 1990 | 100 | #70 |
| 1989 | 87 | #76 |
| 1988 | 79 | #79 |
| 1987 | 87 | #77 |
| 1986 | 105 | #72 |
| 1985 | 106 | #69 |
| 1984 | 101 | #71 |
| 1983 | 110 | #70 |
| 1982 | 152 | #60 |
| 1981 | 143 | #66 |
| 1980 | 128 | #71 |
| 1979 | 148 | #65 |
| 1978 | 144 | #62 |
| 1977 | 157 | #59 |
| 1976 | 138 | #65 |
| 1975 | 146 | #61 |
| 1974 | 134 | #63 |
| 1973 | 153 | #60 |
| 1972 | 146 | #58 |
| 1971 | 146 | #56 |
| 1970 | 112 | #64 |
| 1969 | 114 | #59 |
| 1968 | 101 | #60 |
| 1967 | 110 | #55 |
| 1966 | 112 | #55 |
| 1965 | 105 | #58 |
| 1964 | 87 | #60 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.