US rank #6751 Girls' name Peak 2021 267 births

Sefora — #6751 US girls' name

267 babies named Sefora in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s622010s1052020s76
#6751
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Sefora was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

18 babies were named Sefora in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sefora

The Social Security Administration has registered 267 babies named Sefora between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sefora currently holds the #6751 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sefora performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sefora shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sefora in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sefora 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 267 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.

Sefora at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

267

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2021

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,751

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sefora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
18
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122007200119931990 5

Sefora by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
105 births that decade — 39% of Sefora's all-time total
1990s242000s622010s1052020s76

Sefora by state

Where Sefora concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sefora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.9%
California share of Sefora's total US births 1.9%

5 of 267 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sefora?
267 babies have been named Sefora since 1990. It currently ranks #6751 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 18 births.
When was Sefora most popular?
Sefora was most popular in the 2010s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Sefora most popular?
The top states for the name Sefora are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sefora been used?
Sefora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sefora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seferina, Sefina. 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, 1990–2024 (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.