Seine
The Seine is a 777-kilometre-long (483 mi) river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre.
Meaning & Origin of Seine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Seine is a 777-kilometre-long (483 mi) river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre.
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Origin & history
The Story of Seine
Seine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2022, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 6 Seines were born — ranking #13,584 that year. As of 2026, Seine ranks #13,584 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Seines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Seine
Seine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Seine's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #13,584. Use the chart and map above to compare Seine'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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