Girls' name · since 1949
Seri
Seri has 193 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,207 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,174 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 193
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Seri is the #15174 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 193 recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Seri recorded 193 times among girls since 1949, holding rank #15174 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #20,207 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,174 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 193 born since 1949
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seri ranks #20,207 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,174 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 193 born since 1949, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,207 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,174 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 193
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Seri's 193 recorded births place it above 72.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Seri compares
193 36th percentile among 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
Seri's all-time total is 49% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 193 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Seri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Seri splits its recorded history at 2007: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Seri popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Seri by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (52 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Seri's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Seri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
22 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 52 births (27% of all-time use).
Seri by state
Where Seri concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 193 births nationwide.
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What to do with Seri's data
- Seri's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Seris (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Seri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Seri 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.