Total births
36
Girls' name · since 2022
Seilah
Seilah has 36 recorded births since 2022 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8936
- among girls today
- 36
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 50%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Seilah is the #8936 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 36 recorded since 2022.
Seilah has 36 recorded births among girls since 2022, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8936 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2025.
- #8936 among girls today
- 36 born since 2022
- 2020s peak decade
- 50% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Seilah is currently the #8936 girls' name in America, more common than 50% of girls - 36 born since 2022, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8936
- among girls today
- 36
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 50%
- more common than other girls
Seilah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8936
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 50% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Seilah was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
12 babies were named Seilah in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Seilah compares
36 12th percentile among 17,726 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
Seilah's all-time total is 91% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seilah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 36 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Seilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Seilah's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Seilah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#8,936
Active since
2022
Seilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Seilah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Seilah's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Seilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 36 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Seilah? ▼
Seilah has been given to 36 babies in the U.S. since 2022, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #8936 as of the latest data. 12 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Seilah most popular? ▼
Seilah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Seilah been used? ▼
Records for Seilah go back to 2022, giving 4 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Seilah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seirra, Seidy, Seira, Seila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Seilah
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Seidy Girl
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Seira Girl
124 births
Seila Girl
#11591 74 births
Seini Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2022–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Seilah: #8936 Girls' Name - 36 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/seilah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Seilah 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 June 2026.