Girls' name · since 1980
Sephra
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 40 babies named Sephra, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,665 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
40 girls have been named Sephra since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sephra has 40 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2004.
- #37,665 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 40 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sephra ranks #37,665 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #37,665 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sephra's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sephra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sephra's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sephra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2004
- Peak year (1995)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Sephra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (19 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Sephra's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Sephra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Sephra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Sephra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1980–2004 (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 Sephra 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.