Girls' name · since 1994
Seattle
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 127 babies named Seattle, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
127 girls have been named Seattle since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Seattle has 127 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2024.
- #24,526 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 127 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seattle ranks #24,526 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Seattle's 127 recorded births place it above 66.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Seattle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Seattle's full recorded timeline at 2004, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Seattle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Seattle popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1999 (Seattle as boys' name)
Seattle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (47 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Seattle's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Seattle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 47 births (37% of all-time use).
Seattle by state
Where Seattle concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 5 | 3.9% |
5 of 127 births nationwide.
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What to do with Seattle's data
- Seattle's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 2020s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Seattles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Seattle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1994–2024 (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 Seattle 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.