Girl · #9,200 in 2026

Seher

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

Sehar is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Kabeer Kaushik, starring Arshad Warsi, Mahima Chaudhry, Sushant Singh and Pankaj Kapur. The film depicts organized crime in the state of Uttar Pradesh in the 1990s, and how the police worked to tackle it.

Turkish

Current Rank

#9,200

Peak Rank

#5,846 (2020)

Total Babies

278

5-Yr Trend

-9%

1989

First Year

2026

Last Year

2020

Peak Year

#5846

Peak Rank

278

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Seher

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

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

Turkish

The Story of Seher

The earliest SSA record of Seher as a baby girl name dates back to 1989, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Seher — #5,846 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Seher on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Seher ranks #9,200 for baby girls with 9 births, gradually falling (-9%). All told, over 278 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

Top 10

11-50

51-100

101-500

500+

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Names that sound like Seher

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

Sahar
Setter
Center
Cellar
Seller
Sare
Secre
Sair
Sellar
Sayre
Celer
Sehr

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Seher

What does the name Seher mean?

What is the origin of the name Seher?

Seher has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Turkish.

How popular is Seher in 2026?

In 2026, Seher ranks #9,200 among girls' names in the U.S., with 9 babies given the name that year.

When was Seher most popular?

Seher reached its peak popularity in 2020, ranking #5,846 that year with 20 babies given the name.

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

Seher has historically been most popular in New York, California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Seher.

Is Seher a unisex name?

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

What names go well with Seher?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Seher include Geisha, Liat, Leba. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Seher

Seher is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 278 births in the dataset. Seher's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,846. Use the chart and map above to compare Seher'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.