Girls' name · since 1998
Seila
Seila has 74 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
74 girls have been named Seila since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Seila recorded 74 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1998 to 2024.
- #30,543 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 74 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seila ranks #30,543 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Seila's 74 recorded births place it above 57.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Seila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Seila's full recorded timeline at 2012, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Seila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Seila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (28 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Seila's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Seila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Seila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2020s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Seila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1998–2024 (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 Seila 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.