Girls' name · since 1990
Sefora
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 288 babies named Sefora, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,812 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 288
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sefora currently ranks #5812 among girls' names in America, with 288 babies recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Sefora recorded 288 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #5812 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #16,283 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,812 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 288 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sefora ranks #16,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,812 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 288 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,812 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 288
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sefora's 288 recorded births place it above 77.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sefora compares
288 44th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sefora's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sefora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 288 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sefora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sefora's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sefora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Sefora by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (105 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Sefora's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Sefora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 105 births (36% of all-time use).
Sefora by state
Where Sefora concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.5% |
10 of 288 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sefora's data
- Sefora's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Seforas (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sefora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Sefora 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.