US rank #12545 Girls' name Peak 1999 204 births

Sehar — #12545 US girls' name

204 babies named Sehar in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s652000s682010s262020s38
#12545
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 29% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Sehar was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

15 babies were named Sehar in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sehar

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Sehar between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sehar currently holds the #12545 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sehar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sehar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sehar in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sehar 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 204 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.

Sehar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

204

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

1999

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,545

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sehar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
15
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 20242020201320072001199719921989 7

Sehar by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
68 births that decade — 33% of Sehar's all-time total
1980s71990s652000s682010s262020s38

Sehar by state

Where Sehar concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sehar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
7 3.4%
New York share of Sehar's total US births 3.4%

7 of 204 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sehar?
204 babies have been named Sehar since 1989. It currently ranks #12545 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 15 births.
When was Sehar most popular?
Sehar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Sehar most popular?
The top states for the name Sehar are New York (7 births).
How long has the name Sehar been used?
Sehar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sehar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sehaj, Seher, Seham, Sehrish, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.