Boys' name · since 1996
Seiya
Seiya has 112 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,687 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,959 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 112
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
112 babies have been named Seiya since 1996, making it today's #7959 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Seiya recorded 112 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #7959 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, 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 1996 to 2025.
- #16,687 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,959 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 112 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seiya ranks #16,687 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,959 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 112 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,687 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,959 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 112
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Seiya's 112 recorded births place it above 63.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Seiya compares
112 28th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Seiya's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seiya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 112 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Seiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Seiya's full recorded timeline at 2012, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Seiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Seiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (37 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Seiya's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Seiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 37 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Seiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Seiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Seiya 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.