Unisex name · since 2004
Sehaj
Sehaj has 304 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,801 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,684 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sehaj currently ranks #5684 among unisex names in America, with 304 babies recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Sehaj recorded 304 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #5684 nationally today, ahead of 67% 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 2004 to 2025.
- #15,801 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,684 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 304 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sehaj ranks #15,801 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,684 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 304 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,801 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,684 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sehaj's 304 recorded births place it above 78.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sehaj compares
304 45th 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
Sehaj's all-time total is 19% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sehaj | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 304 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sehaj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sehaj splits its recorded history at 2017: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sehaj popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Sehaj popularity over time - boys
200 total births recorded since 2006 (Sehaj as boys' name)
Sehaj by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (169 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Sehaj's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Sehaj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 169 births (56% of all-time use).
Sehaj by state
Where Sehaj concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 134 | 44.1% |
| #2 | Washington | | 15 | 4.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.6% |
134 of 304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sehaj's data
- Sehaj's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (169 total births) through the 2020s (124) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sehajs (134 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 Sehaj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Sehaj 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.