Recorded 1940–1983 Girls' name Peak 1974 43 births

Sereta — girls' name

43 babies named Sereta in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s151960s101970s71980s5

The verdict

43 girls have been named Sereta since 1940, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1983.

43
total births
1940–1983
years on record
1950s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Sereta was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sereta in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sereta

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Sereta between 1940 and 1983, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sereta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sereta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sereta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sereta 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 43 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.

Sereta at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

43

Since 1940

44 years of records

Peak year

1974

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1940

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1983

Sereta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1940

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Sereta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
15 births that decade — 35% of Sereta's all-time total
1940s61950s151960s101970s71980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sereta?
43 babies have been named Sereta since 1940. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1974 with 7 births.
When was Sereta most popular?
Sereta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Sereta been used?
Sereta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 44 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Sereta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Serenity, Serena, Serina, Seraphina, and 4 more. 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, 1940–1983 (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.