Girls' name · since 1940
Sereta
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 43 babies named Sereta, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sereta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 43 recorded since 1940.
Social Security Administration records show Sereta recorded 43 times among girls since 1940, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1983.
- #36,804 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sereta ranks #36,804 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #36,804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sereta's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sereta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sereta's full recorded timeline at 1966, 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 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sereta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1983
- Peak year (1974)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Sereta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (15 births, 35% of the file).
1950s was Sereta's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sereta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
15 births
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 15 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Sereta's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- 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 Sereta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1940–1983 (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 Sereta 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.