How Many People Are Named See?
An estimated 375 people in the United States have the first name See. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and See peaked in popularity in 1982 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of See as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name See paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
375
About 1 in 914,012 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1982
34 births
Total Registered
395
since 1880
Gender Distribution for See
See is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 395 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
See as a female name
Ranked #6,770 in 1997
14 female births in 1997
Peak: 1982 (34 births)
See: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for See span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 232 babies were registered. While See is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
See by Decade
How has See tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
See by State
Birth registrations for See span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Minnesota, California. On average, about 87 Sees were registered per state.
See + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with See as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to See
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
See: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named See?
We estimate approximately 375 people named See are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 914,012 Americans share this first name.
Is See a common name?
See is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 395 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was See most popular?
See reached peak popularity in 1982, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named See is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is See a female name?
See is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many See Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: See Smith, See Johnson, See Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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