Girls' name · since 1988
Segen
35 babies named Segen in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #39,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Segen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 35 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Segen has been recorded 35 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2001.
- #39,280 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 35 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Segen ranks #39,280 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #39,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Segen's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Segen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Segen's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Segen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2001
- Peak year (1998)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Segen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (19 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Segen's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Segen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Segen's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2000s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Segen
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Segen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1988–2001 (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 Segen 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.