Girls' name · since 1974
Sephora
1,003 babies named Sephora in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,487 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,003
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sephora currently ranks #4487 among girls' names in America, with 1,003 babies recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Sephora recorded 1,003 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #4487 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, 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 1974 to 2025.
- #7,497 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,487 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,003 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sephora ranks #7,497 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,487 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,003 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,487 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,003
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sephora's 1,003 recorded births place it above 89.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Sephora compares
1,003 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 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
Sephora's all-time total is 167% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sephora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,003 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sephora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sephora's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sephora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Sephora by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (466 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Sephora's strongest decade.
466 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Sephora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
226 births
- 2010s
2010s
466 births
- 2020s
2020s
210 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 466 births (46% of all-time use).
How Sephora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sephora's total volume
Sephora by state
Where Sephora concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 126 | 12.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 72 | 7.2% |
| #3 | California | | 48 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 28 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
126 of 1,003 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sephora's data
- Sephora's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (466 total births) through the 2020s (210) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Sephoras (126 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sephora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Sephora 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.