Total births
196
Girls' name · since 1984
Seda
196 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.
- #15872
- among girls today
- 196
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 10%
- more common than other girls
196 babies have been named Seda since 1984, making it today's #15872 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seda has been recorded 196 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #15872 nationally and more common than 10% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #15872 among girls today
- 196 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
- 10% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Seda is currently the #15872 girls' name in America, more common than 10% of girls - 196 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15872
- among girls today
- 196
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 10%
- more common than other girls
Seda vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15872
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 10% of names given to girls today.
1990s
Peak decade
29% 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.
How Seda compares
196 36th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Seda's all-time total is 49% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seda | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 196 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Seda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Seda's full recorded timeline at 2000, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Seda at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1986
Current rank
#15,872
Active since
1984
Seda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Seda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Seda's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Seda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 56 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Seda? ▼
196 babies have been named Seda since 1984. It currently ranks #15872 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Seda since 1984 -- 42 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.
What to do with Seda's data
- Seda's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2020s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Seda
Nearby Names Like Seda
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Seda
Sedona Girl
#1716 2,381 births
Sedonia Girl
571 births
Sedra Girl
#3724 374 births
Sedalia Girl
256 births
Sedina Girl
38 births
Compare Seda side by side: Seda vs Sedona Seda vs Sedonia Seda vs Sedra
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Seda: #15872 Girls' Name - 196 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/seda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Seda 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 June 2026.