Girls' name · since 1979
See
See has 395 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 395
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
See sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 395 recorded since 1979.
See has 395 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1997.
- #13,622 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 395 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, See ranks #13,622 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 395 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 395
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
See's 395 recorded births place it above 81.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
See's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
See splits its recorded history at 1988: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
See popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1997
- Peak year (1982)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
See by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (232 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was See's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
See births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
232 births
- 1990s
1990s
157 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 232 births (59% of all-time use).
See by state
Where See concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 191 | 48.4% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 49 | 12.4% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 21 | 5.3% |
191 of 395 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with See's data
- See's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (232 total births) through the 1990s (157) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sees (191 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for See: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1979–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 See 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 August 2026.