Gender
Male
Origin
- English
- Sea guardian
Sea guardian; a surname. William Henry Seward was the secretary of state during the American Civil War. While in office, he oversaw the purchase of Alaska from Russia. At the time, Alaska did not seem valuable to the United States, and the purchase was called "Seward''s Folly."
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Pronunciation
se-ward, sewa-rd
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1915 (rank #1306, 26 births); most recent 1976 (rank #5582, 5 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data