Boys' name · since 1997
Seger
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 189 babies named Seger, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,321 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,289 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 189
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Seger is the #9289 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 189 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seger has been recorded 189 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #9289 nationally and more common than 33% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #13,321 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,289 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 189 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seger ranks #13,321 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,289 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 189 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,321 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,289 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 189
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Seger's 189 recorded births place it above 70.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Seger compares
189 37th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Seger's all-time total is 49% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seger | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 189 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Seger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Seger splits its recorded history at 2014: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Seger popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Seger by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (87 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Seger's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Seger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Seger's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Seger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Seger 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.