Recorded 1923–1946 Girls' name Peak 1923 10 births

Sedelia — girls' name

10 babies named Sedelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s5

The verdict

10 girls have been named Sedelia since 1923, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1946.

10
total births
1923–1946
years on record
1920s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Sedelia was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

5 babies were named Sedelia in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sedelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Sedelia between 1923 and 1946, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sedelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sedelia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sedelia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sedelia 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 10 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.

Sedelia at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

10

Since 1923

24 years of records

Peak year

1923

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1923

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1946

Sedelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1923

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1923)
5
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
5 19461923 5

Sedelia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 50% of Sedelia's all-time total
1920s51940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sedelia?
10 babies have been named Sedelia since 1923. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1923 with 5 births.
When was Sedelia most popular?
Sedelia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Sedelia been used?
Sedelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 24 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Sedelia?
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, 1923–1946 (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.