Girls' name · since 1989
Sehar
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 217 babies named Sehar, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,994 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,554 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sehar is the #8554 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 217 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Sehar recorded 217 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #8554 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #18,994 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,554 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 217 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sehar ranks #18,994 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,554 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 217 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,994 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,554 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sehar's 217 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sehar compares
217 38th 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
Sehar's all-time total is 42% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sehar | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 217 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sehar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sehar splits its recorded history at 2007: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sehar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Sehar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (68 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Sehar's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Sehar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 68 births (31% of all-time use).
Sehar by state
Where Sehar concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 3.2% |
7 of 217 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sehar's data
- Sehar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sehars (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sehar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Sehar 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.