US rank #12306 Girls' name Peak 1969 1,905 births

Seana — #12306 US girls' name

1,905 babies named Seana in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s341960s3221970s4281980s3821990s3682000s2292010s1052020s37
#12306
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Seana was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

62 babies were named Seana in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seana

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,905 babies named Seana between 1955 and 2024, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Seana currently holds the #12306 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 428 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Seana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 254 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Seana in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seana 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 1,905 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.

Seana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,905

Since 1955

70 years of records

Peak year

1969

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#12,306

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1955

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2024

Seana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1955

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1969)
62
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
020406080 202420142005199619871978196919601955 5

Seana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
428 births that decade — 22% of Seana's all-time total
1950s341960s3221970s4281980s3821990s3682000s2292010s1052020s37

Seana by state

Where Seana concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Seana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
254 13.3%
#2 New York
62 3.3%
#3 Texas
29 1.5%
#4 Massachusetts
21 1.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
10 0.5%
#6 Oklahoma
6 0.3%
#7 Florida
5 0.3%
#8 Ohio
5 0.3%
California share of Seana's total US births 13.3%
Even split

254 of 1,905 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Seana appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seana?
1,905 babies have been named Seana since 1955. It currently ranks #12306 among girls. The peak year was 1969 with 62 births.
When was Seana most popular?
Seana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 428 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Seana most popular?
The top states for the name Seana are California (254 births), New York (62 births), Texas (29 births).
How long has the name Seana been used?
Seana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 70 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Seana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sean, Seanna, Season, Seaira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1955–2024 (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.