How Many People Are Named Seylah?
An estimated 249 people in the United States have the first name Seylah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Seylah peaked in popularity in 2023 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Seylah 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 Seylah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
249
About 1 in 1,376,523 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2023
38 births
Total Registered
251
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Seylah
Seylah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 251 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Seylah as a female name
Ranked #4,016 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (38 births)
Seylah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Seylah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 154 babies were registered. Seylah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Seylah by Decade
How has Seylah 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.
Seylah by State
Seylah + Last Name Combinations
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Seylah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Seylah?
We estimate approximately 249 people named Seylah 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 1,376,523 Americans share this first name.
Is Seylah a common name?
Seylah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 251 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Seylah most popular?
Seylah reached peak popularity in 2023, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Seylah is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Seylah a female name?
Seylah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Seylah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Seylah Smith, Seylah Johnson, Seylah 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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