Girl · #15,243 in 2026

Seda

Seda is a name with a single cultural origin: Turkish.

  • Turkish
Current Rank
#15,243
Peak Rank
#5,459 (1986)
Total Babies
188
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1984
First Year
2024
Last Year
1986
Peak Year
#5459
Peak Rank
188
Total Count
26
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Seda

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

Seda is a name with a single cultural origin: Turkish.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Turkish

The Story of Seda

Seda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1984, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1986: 13 births, good for #5,459 nationwide. About 30% of every Seda on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Seda last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 188 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Seda

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

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Frequently Asked Questions about Seda

What does the name Seda mean?
Seda is a name with a single cultural origin: Turkish.
What is the origin of the name Seda?
Seda has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Turkish.
How popular is Seda in 2026?
In 2026, Seda ranks #15,243 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Seda most popular?
Seda reached its peak popularity in 1986, ranking #5,459 that year with 13 babies given the name.
Is Seda a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Seda is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Seda?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Seda include Yuko, Jaclin, Jesicca. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Seda

Seda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 188 births in the dataset. Seda's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #5,459. Use the chart and map above to compare Seda'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.