Recorded 1973–2019 Girls' name Peak 1979 1,169 births

Season — girls' name

1,169 babies named Season in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s5101980s4051990s1212000s902010s43
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Season was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

110 babies were named Season in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Season

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,169 babies named Season between 1973 and 2019, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Season currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 110 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Season performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 510 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Season shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Season in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Season 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 1,169 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.

Season at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

1,169

Since 1973

47 years of records

Peak year

1979

110 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1973

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2019

Season popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1973

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1979)
110
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
-50050100150 201920102004199819921986198019741973 28

Season by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
510 births that decade — 44% of Season's all-time total
1970s5101980s4051990s1212000s902010s43

Season by state

Where Season concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Season
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%
California share of Season's total US births 8.8%
Even split

103 of 1,169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Season appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Season?
1,169 babies have been named Season since 1973. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1979 with 110 births.
When was Season most popular?
Season was most popular in the 1970s decade with 510 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Season most popular?
The top states for the name Season are California (103 births), Texas (29 births), Ohio (21 births).
How long has the name Season been used?
Season has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 47 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Season?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sean, Seanna, Seana, Seaira, 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, 1973–2019 (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.