US rank #4020 Girls' name Peak 2023 251 births

Seylah — #4020 US girls' name

251 babies named Seylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s92010s882020s154
#4020
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Seylah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

38 babies were named Seylah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Seylah between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Seylah currently holds the #4020 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seylah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Seylah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Seylah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seylah 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 251 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.

Seylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

251

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2023

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,020

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Seylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
38
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
010203040 20242022202020182016201320112009 9

Seylah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
154 births that decade — 61% of Seylah's all-time total
2000s92010s882020s154

Seylah by state

Where Seylah concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Seylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20 8.0%
California share of Seylah's total US births 8.0%

20 of 251 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seylah?
251 babies have been named Seylah since 2009. It currently ranks #4020 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 38 births.
When was Seylah most popular?
Seylah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Seylah most popular?
The top states for the name Seylah are California (20 births).
How long has the name Seylah been used?
Seylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Seylah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seynabou, Seyla, Seymone, Seydi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2009–2024 (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.