Sea
A sea is a large body of salt water. There are particular seas and the sea. The sea commonly refers to the ocean, the interconnected body of seawaters that spans most of Earth. Particular seas are either marginal seas, second-order sections of the oceanic sea, or certain large, nearly landlocked bodies of water.
Meaning & Origin of Sea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A sea is a large body of salt water. There are particular seas and the sea. The sea commonly refers to the ocean, the interconnected body of seawaters that spans most of Earth. Particular seas are either marginal seas, second-order sections of the oceanic sea, or certain large, nearly landlocked bodies of water.
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The Story of Sea
As a girl name
Sea first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1982: 5 births, good for #10,517 nationwide. About 50% of every Sea on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Sea last appeared in the published SSA data in 1998, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Sea as a boy name dates back to 1985, when 6 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Sea — #5,787 in the national rankings. Sea last appeared in the published SSA data in 1986, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sea
Sea is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Sea's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #5,787. Use the chart and map above to compare Sea's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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