US rank #9629 Girls' name Peak 2007 188 births

Seri — #9629 US girls' name

188 babies named Seri in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s221970s61990s222000s522010s452020s35
#9629
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Seri was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

11 babies were named Seri in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seri

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Seri between 1949 and 2024, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Seri currently holds the #9629 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seri performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Seri shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Seri in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seri 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 188 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.

Seri at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

188

Since 1949

76 years of records

Peak year

2007

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,629

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1949

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2024

Seri popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1949

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
11
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
4681012 20242017201120072000199019521949 6

Seri by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
52 births that decade — 28% of Seri's all-time total
1940s61950s221970s61990s222000s522010s452020s35

Seri by state

Where Seri concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Seri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.7%
California share of Seri's total US births 2.7%

5 of 188 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seri?
188 babies have been named Seri since 1949. It currently ranks #9629 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 11 births.
When was Seri most popular?
Seri was most popular in the 2000s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Seri most popular?
The top states for the name Seri are California (5 births).
How long has the name Seri been used?
Seri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 76 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Seri?
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.

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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, 1949–2024 (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.