Girl · #15,532 in 2026

Season

Name: Popularity of the name Season in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Season, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun.

Current Rank

#15,532

Peak Rank

#1,193 (1979)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1973

First Year

2019

Last Year

1979

Peak Year

#1193

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Season

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

The Story of Season

Season first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1973, with 28 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 110 Seasons were born — ranking #1,193 that year. As of 2026, Season ranks #15,532 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Seasons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

Top 10

11-50

51-100

101-500

500+

No data

Where is Season most common?

Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.

China
62%
Thailand
13%
HK
12%
MO
6%
United States
6%

Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.

Names that sound like Season

Phonetically similar names — useful when Season is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Seizin
Susan
Suzan
Csun
Seizing
Seasons
Suzanne
Seasoned
Cism
Susanne
Seton
Cezanne

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Season

What does the name Season mean?

How popular is Season in 2026?

In 2026, Season ranks #15,532 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Season most popular?

Season reached its peak popularity in 1979, ranking #1,193 that year with 110 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Season most popular?

Season has historically been most popular in Arkansas, Utah, Wisconsin. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Season.

Is Season a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Season is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Season?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Season include Jimmy, Francie, Pearlean. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Season

Season is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Season's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #1,193. Use the chart and map above to compare Season'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.