US rank #15822 Girls' name Peak 1986 188 births

Seda — #15822 US girls' name

188 babies named Seda in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s441990s562000s442010s232020s21
#15822
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Seda was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

13 babies were named Seda in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seda

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Seda between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Seda currently holds the #15822 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Seda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seda 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 188 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.

Seda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

188

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

1986

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,822

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Seda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1986)
13
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 20242013200720001994199019851984 6

Seda by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
56 births that decade — 30% of Seda's all-time total
1980s441990s562000s442010s232020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seda?
188 babies have been named Seda since 1984. It currently ranks #15822 among girls. The peak year was 1986 with 13 births.
When was Seda most popular?
Seda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Seda been used?
Seda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Seda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sedona, Sedonia, Sedra, Sedalia, 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, 1984–2024 (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.