Sefa
Sefa is a name with a single cultural origin: Turkish.
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Sefa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sefa 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 Sefa
The earliest SSA record of Sefa as a baby boy name dates back to 2017, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Sefa — #12,243 in the national rankings. Sefa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sefa
Sefa is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Sefa's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #12,243. Use the chart and map above to compare Sefa'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.