US rank #3712 Girls' name Peak 2024 336 births

Sedra — #3712 US girls' name

336 babies named Sedra in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s72000s602010s1072020s162
#3712
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Sedra was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

41 babies were named Sedra in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sedra

The Social Security Administration has registered 336 babies named Sedra between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sedra currently holds the #3712 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sedra performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sedra shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sedra in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sedra 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 336 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.

Sedra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

336

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2024

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,712

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sedra popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
41
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
01020304050 202420212018201520122009200520001987 7

Sedra by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
162 births that decade — 48% of Sedra's all-time total
1980s72000s602010s1072020s162

Sedra by state

Where Sedra concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sedra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
35 10.4%
#2 Michigan
9 2.7%
#3 New York
5 1.5%
#4 Texas
5 1.5%
California share of Sedra's total US births 10.4%
Even split

35 of 336 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sedra?
336 babies have been named Sedra since 1987. It currently ranks #3712 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 41 births.
When was Sedra most popular?
Sedra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Sedra most popular?
The top states for the name Sedra are California (35 births), Michigan (9 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Sedra been used?
Sedra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sedra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sedona, Sedonia, Sedalia, Seda, 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, 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.