Seema
Seema also spelled Sima, Sema is an Indian feminine given name meaning 'limit/boundary/frontier'.
Meaning & Origin of Seema
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seema also spelled Sima, Sema is an Indian feminine given name meaning 'limit/boundary/frontier'.
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The Story of Seema
Seema first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1966, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 56 Seemas were born — ranking #1,912 that year. As of 2026, Seema ranks #8,922 for baby girls with 11 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Seemas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Seema
Seema is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Seema's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #1,912. Use the chart and map above to compare Seema'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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