US rank #9076 Girls' name Peak 2002 895 births

Sejal — #9076 US girls' name

895 babies named Sejal in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s1381980s1481990s1292000s2292010s1812020s64
#9076
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Sejal was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

39 babies were named Sejal in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sejal

The Social Security Administration has registered 895 babies named Sejal between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sejal currently holds the #9076 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sejal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 229 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sejal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Sejal in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sejal 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 895 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.

Sejal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

895

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2002

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,076

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sejal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
39
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
01020304050 202420172010200319961989198219751969 6

Sejal by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
229 births that decade — 26% of Sejal's all-time total
1960s61970s1381980s1481990s1292000s2292010s1812020s64

Sejal by state

Where Sejal concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sejal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
48 5.4%
#2 New Jersey
17 1.9%
California share of Sejal's total US births 5.4%
Even split

48 of 895 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sejal?
895 babies have been named Sejal since 1969. It currently ranks #9076 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 39 births.
When was Sejal most popular?
Sejal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 229 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Sejal most popular?
The top states for the name Sejal are California (48 births), New Jersey (17 births).
How long has the name Sejal been used?
Sejal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sejal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sejla, Seja. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1969–2024 (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.