Recorded 1975–2017 Boys' name Peak 1975 10 births

Sefton — boys' name

10 babies named Sefton in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52010s5
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Sefton was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

5 babies were named Sefton in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sefton

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Sefton between 1975 and 2017, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sefton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sefton performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sefton shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sefton 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 10 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.

Sefton at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

10

Since 1975

43 years of records

Peak year

1975

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1975

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2017

Sefton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1975

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1975)
5
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
5 20171975 5

Sefton by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
5 births that decade — 50% of Sefton's all-time total
1970s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sefton?
10 babies have been named Sefton since 1975. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1975 with 5 births.
When was Sefton most popular?
Sefton was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Sefton been used?
Sefton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 43 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Sefton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seferino, Sef, Sefa. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–2017 (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.