Girls' name · since 1978
Sesha
Sesha has 36 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
36 girls have been named Sesha since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sesha recorded 36 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2002.
- #38,951 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sesha ranks #38,951 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #38,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sesha's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sesha's full recorded timeline at 1991, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2002
- Peak year (1980)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Sesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Sesha's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Sesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Sesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- 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 Sesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
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, 1978–2002 (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 Sesha 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.