Recorded 2011–2019 Unisex name Peak 2011 19 births

Seely — unisex name

19 babies named Seely in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s19
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Seely was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

8 babies were named Seely in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seely

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Seely between 2011 and 2019, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Seely currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Seely is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2012.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seely performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seely 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 19 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.

Seely at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

19

Since 2011

9 years of records

Peak year

2011

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2011

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2019

Seely popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2011

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2011)
8
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
456789 201920122011 8

Seely popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2012 (Seely as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2012 5

Seely by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
19 births that decade — 100% of Seely's all-time total
2010s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seely?
19 babies have been named Seely since 2011. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2011 with 8 births.
When was Seely most popular?
Seely was most popular in the 2010s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Seely a unisex name?
Yes, Seely is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 19 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Seely been used?
Seely has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 9 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Seely?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seema, Seena, Seerat, See, 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, 2011–2019 (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.