US rank #1720 Girls' name Peak 2022 2,248 births

Sedona — #1720 US girls' name

2,248 babies named Sedona in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s3492000s7212010s6122020s551
#1720
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Sedona was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

129 babies were named Sedona in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sedona

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,248 babies named Sedona between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sedona currently holds the #1720 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 129 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sedona performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 721 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sedona shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arizona, which accounts for 390 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sedona in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sedona 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 2,248 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.

Sedona at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,248

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2022

129 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,720

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sedona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
129
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
050100150 202420192014200920041999199419881987 7

Sedona by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
721 births that decade — 32% of Sedona's all-time total
1980s151990s3492000s7212010s6122020s551

Sedona by state

Where Sedona concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sedona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arizona
390 17.3%
#2 California
308 13.7%
#3 Texas
71 3.2%
#4 Colorado
32 1.4%
#5 Florida
29 1.3%
#6 Michigan
22 1.0%
#7 Illinois
21 0.9%
#8 Pennsylvania
18 0.8%
Arizona share of Sedona's total US births 17.3%
Even split

390 of 2,248 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Sedona appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sedona?
2,248 babies have been named Sedona since 1987. It currently ranks #1720 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 129 births.
When was Sedona most popular?
Sedona was most popular in the 2000s decade with 721 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Sedona most popular?
The top states for the name Sedona are Arizona (390 births), California (308 births), Texas (71 births).
How long has the name Sedona been used?
Sedona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sedona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sedonia, Sedra, Sedalia, Seda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1987–2024 (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.