Total births
256
Girls' name · since 1903
Sedalia
256 babies named Sedalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 256
- total births
- 1903–2007
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
Sedalia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 256 have been recorded since 1903.
Sedalia has 256 recorded births among girls since 1903, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2007.
- 256 total births
- 1903–2007 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
256 girls have been named Sedalia since 1903, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2007.
- 256
- total births
- 1903–2007
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Sedalia was born in this single decade.
1914
Single peak year
15 babies were named Sedalia in 1914 - its busiest year on record.
Sedalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sedalia splits its recorded history at 1925: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1914 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sedalia at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
1914
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1903
Sedalia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2007
- Peak year (1914)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Sedalia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Sedalia's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sedalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
79 births
- 1920s
1920s
90 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 90 births (35% of all-time use).
Sedalia by state
Where Sedalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 68 | 26.6% |
Texas share of Sedalia's total US births 26.6%
68 of 256 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sedalia? ▼
Sedalia has been given to 256 babies in the U.S. since 1903, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 15 babies were born in 1914, its single highest year.
When was Sedalia most popular? ▼
Sedalia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Where is Sedalia most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Sedalia are Texas (68 births).
How long has the name Sedalia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sedalia since 1903 -- 105 years through the most recent 2007 data.
What names are similar to Sedalia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sedona, Sedonia, Sedra, Seda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sedalia's data
- Sedalia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sedalias (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- 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 Sedalia
Nearby Names Like Sedalia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sedalia
Sedona Girl
#1716 2,381 births
Sedonia Girl
571 births
Sedra Girl
#3724 374 births
Seda Girl
#15872 196 births
Sedina Girl
38 births
Compare Sedalia side by side: Sedalia vs Sedona Sedalia vs Sedonia Sedalia vs Sedra
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1903–2007 (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. "Sedalia: Baby Name Since 1903 - 256 Births, Peak 1914." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sedalia. 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 Sedalia 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 July 2026.