Seila
Seila is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae.
Meaning & Origin of Seila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seila is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae.
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The Story of Seila
Seila first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1998, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 11 Seilas were born — ranking #9,048 that year. As of 2026, Seila ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 74 Seilas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Seila
Seila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 74 births in the dataset. Seila's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #9,048. Use the chart and map above to compare Seila'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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