Sefton
Sefton is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Sefton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sefton is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Sefton
The earliest SSA record of Sefton as a baby boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1975 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Sefton — #5,464 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Sefton on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Sefton last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sefton
Sefton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Sefton's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #5,464. Use the chart and map above to compare Sefton'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.