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Seaver

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Seaver

Pronounced SEE-vur /ˈsivər/Low

Meaning: Seaver is an English surname adopted as a first name. It is generally traced to a medieval personal name such as Old English Saefaru or Sefar (with elements suggesting 'sea' and 'traveler' or 'victory'), or to an occupational or place-based root; the derivation is not fully settled. As a given name it belongs to the modern fashion for surname first names.Low

In 30 seconds: Seaver is a rare boy's name, an English surname used as a first name. It appeared around 1993 (said SEE-vur).
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Origin LowEnglish
MeaningSeaver is an English surname adopted as a first name. It is generally traced to a medieval personal name such as Old English Saefaru or Sefar (with elements suggesting 'sea' and 'traveler' or 'victory'), or to an occupational or place-based root; the derivation is not fully settled. As a given name it belongs to the modern fashion for surname first names.
U.S. rank (2017)#11979 ↗ Rising
2017 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1993
Total births (all-time)≈ 135

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199319882017

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Seaver is a transferred English surname, tied to a medieval personal name whose exact meaning is uncertain but which likely joined 'sea' to a second element. Its use as a first name is modern, part of the broad surname-as-given-name trend. It has always been rare in that role, given to only a handful of boys.

Seaver had its small peak around 1993, given to only about fourteen boys in its peak year. A boy named Seaver then is in his early thirties today, a millennial.

Did you know? The surname Seaver is widely recognized from baseball, thanks to Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, whose fame helped keep the name in American ears.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Seaver — English surname from a medieval personal name (uncertain root); surname-as-first-name; early-1990s use; cf. Tom Seaver.

Variations

SeaversSeiverSeavy

Nicknames

SeavSea

Famous Bearers

  • ★Tom Seaver (1944-2020)
    American Hall of Fame baseball pitcher whose renown made Seaver a recognizable surname; here the word is used as a first name.

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Seaver mean?

It is a transferred English surname, likely from a medieval personal name; its exact root is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Seaver?

It is said SEE-vur /ˈsivər/ - two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Seaver a boy or girl name?

Seaver is used here as a boy's name.

How popular is Seaver?

It was always rare as a first name, given to only about fourteen boys in its peak year around the early nineteen-nineties.

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