Girls' name · since 1981
Setareh
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 232 babies named Setareh, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 232
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
232 girls have been named Setareh since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Setareh has been recorded 232 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2024.
- #18,333 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 232 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Setareh ranks #18,333 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 232 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 232
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Setareh's 232 recorded births place it above 74.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Setareh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Setareh splits its recorded history at 2009: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Setareh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Setareh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (118 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Setareh's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Setareh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 118 births (51% of all-time use).
Setareh by state
Where Setareh concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 9.1% |
21 of 232 births nationwide.
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What to do with Setareh's data
- Setareh's decade-level peak was the 2010s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Setarehs (21 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Setareh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
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, 1981–2024 (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 Setareh 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.