Girls' name · since 1989
Seher
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 270 babies named Seher, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,081 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 270
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Seher currently ranks #9081 among girls' names in America, with 270 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Seher recorded 270 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #9081 nationally today, ahead of 47% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #16,866 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,081 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 270 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seher ranks #16,866 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,081 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 270 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,081 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 270
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Seher's 270 recorded births place it above 76.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Seher compares
270 43rd 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
Seher's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seher | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 270 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Seher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Seher's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Seher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Seher by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (98 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Seher's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Seher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 98 births (36% of all-time use).
Seher by state
Where Seher concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 4.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.9% |
11 of 270 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Seher's data
- Seher's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sehers (11 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 Seher: 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 (~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 Seher 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.