Recorded 1913–1931 Boys' name Peak 1922 171 births

Seichi — boys' name

171 babies named Seichi in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s601920s1061930s5
1920s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Seichi was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

21 babies were named Seichi in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seichi

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Seichi between 1913 and 1931, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Seichi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seichi performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Seichi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 135 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Seichi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seichi 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 171 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.

Seichi at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

171

Since 1913

19 years of records

Peak year

1922

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1913

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1931

Seichi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1913

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1922)
21
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Seichi by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
106 births that decade — 62% of Seichi's all-time total
1910s601920s1061930s5

Seichi by state

Where Seichi concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Seichi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
135 78.9%
Hawaii share of Seichi's total US births 78.9%

135 of 171 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seichi?
171 babies have been named Seichi since 1913. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1922 with 21 births.
When was Seichi most popular?
Seichi was most popular in the 1920s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Seichi most popular?
The top states for the name Seichi are Hawaii (135 births).
How long has the name Seichi been used?
Seichi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 19 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Seichi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seiji, Seif, Seith, Seiya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1913–1931 (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.