Girls' name · since 1973
Season
Season has 1,169 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,745 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,169
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,169 girls have been named Season since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Season recorded 1,169 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2019.
- #6,745 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,169 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Season ranks #6,745 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,169 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,745 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,169
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Season's 1,169 recorded births place it above 90.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Season's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Season's full recorded timeline at 1995, 15% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 85% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 110 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Season popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2019
- Peak year (1979)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Season by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (510 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Season's strongest decade.
510 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Season births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
510 births
- 1980s
1980s
405 births
- 1990s 121
1990s
121 births
- 2000s 90
2000s
90 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 510 births (44% of all-time use).
How Season 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 Season's total volume
Season by state
Where Season concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 103 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 29 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 14 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 7 | 0.6% |
103 of 1,169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Season appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Season's data
- Season's decade-level peak was the 1970s (510 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Seasons (103 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Season: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1973–2019 (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 Season 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.