Recorded 1985–2012 Girls' name Peak 1997 440 births

Seaira — girls' name

440 babies named Seaira in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s631990s2032000s1642010s10
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Seaira was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

32 babies were named Seaira in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seaira

The Social Security Administration has registered 440 babies named Seaira between 1985 and 2012, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Seaira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seaira performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 203 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Seaira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Seaira in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seaira in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 440 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Seaira at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

440

Since 1985

28 years of records

Peak year

1997

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1985

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2012

Seaira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1985

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1997)
32
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
010203040 20122007200319991995199119871985 5

Seaira by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
203 births that decade — 46% of Seaira's all-time total
1980s631990s2032000s1642010s10

Seaira by state

Where Seaira concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Seaira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
11 2.5%
#2 Florida
10 2.3%
#3 California
5 1.1%
Ohio share of Seaira's total US births 2.5%
Even split

11 of 440 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seaira?
440 babies have been named Seaira since 1985. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1997 with 32 births.
When was Seaira most popular?
Seaira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 203 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Seaira most popular?
The top states for the name Seaira are Ohio (11 births), Florida (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Seaira been used?
Seaira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 28 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Seaira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sean, Seanna, Seana, Season, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.