Girls' name · since 1955
Seana
Seana has 1,905 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,905
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,905 girls have been named Seana since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Seana has 1,905 recorded births among girls since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2024.
- #4,846 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,905 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seana ranks #4,846 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,905 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,905
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Seana's 1,905 recorded births place it above 93.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Seana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Seana's full recorded timeline at 1989, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Seana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2024
- Peak year (1969)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Seana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (428 births, 22% of the file).
1970s was Seana's strongest decade.
428 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Seana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s
1960s
322 births
- 1970s
1970s
428 births
- 1980s
1980s
382 births
- 1990s
1990s
368 births
- 2000s
2000s
229 births
- 2010s 105
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 428 births (22% of all-time use).
How Seana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Seana's total volume
Seana by state
Where Seana concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| 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% |
254 of 1,905 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Seana appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Seana's data
- Seana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (428 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Seanas (254 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Seana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~69 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1955–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Seana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.