Seoras
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHOR-us
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Seoras is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “farmer, earth-worker”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Seoras mean?
Greek: Scottish Gaelic form of George
“farmer, earth-worker”
The Gaelic form of George, from Greek georgos 'farmer', a name spread in Britain by the Hanoverian kings.
Is Seoras a girl's or a boy's name?
Seoras is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Seoras in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Seoras, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd.
2025 had the most boys named Seoras of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Seoras in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 495th in Scotland.
Seoras in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 2 | #6,181 |
| 2018 | 2 | #6,210 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 2 | #6,266 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 2 | #6,093 |
| 2009 | 2 | #5,967 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 2 | #4,226 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 2 | #3,878 |
| 1998 | 2 | #3,848 |
| 1997 | 2 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 2 | #3,734 |
Names like Seoras
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Atlas, Luca, Nico, Silas, Lucas, Otis, Douglas, Rupert, Ezra, Theodore, Theo, Rory
More Greek names
Sophia, George, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Seoras: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/seoras, updated 20 October 2026.