Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Sedona

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,591 Trend ↑ Rising 56%
Rank 2025
#1,591
among girls · ↑123 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
132
named Sedona · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,176
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
132 babies
All-time total
2,381
#4,180 all-time among girls
First recorded
1987
in Social Security records

Sedona popularity over time

2,381 babies have been named Sedona since 1987, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 15 2 – #9,056
1990s 349 35 +2227% #2,455
2000s 721 72 +107% #2,196
2010s 612 61 -15% #2,104
2020s (to 2025) 684 114 +86% #1,591

Where Sedona is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 144 0.09 outside top 500
2027 154 0.10 outside top 500
2028 164 0.10 outside top 500
2029 172 0.11 outside top 500
2030 180 0.11 outside top 500

Where Sedona is most popular

Girls named Sedona per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.073 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Colorado, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sedona born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 80 0.570 +680%
Colorado 18 0.161 +121%
Michigan 15 0.082 +13%
California 65 0.077 +6%
Oregon 5 0.077 +5%
Minnesota 7 0.065 -11%
Maryland 6 0.057 -23%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -34%
Illinois 10 0.044 -40%
Washington 6 0.042 -43%
Texas 33 0.041 -44%
Florida 17 0.040 -46%
Virginia 5 0.029 -60%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -70%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -71%
Ohio 5 0.021 -71%
New York 5 0.013 -83%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sedona

Sedona is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,591 in 2025 with 132 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1987, 2,381 American babies have been named Sedona. Its peak came in 2025, when 132 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sedona stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sedona?

The median living Sedona is about 14 years old; half are between 5 and 22. An estimated 2,400 people named Sedona are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sedona year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 132 #1,591
2024 119 #1,714
2023 118 #1,747
2022 129 #1,644
2021 95 #2,043
2020 91 #2,048
2019 90 #2,104
2018 63 #2,736
2017 67 #2,629
2016 65 #2,693
2015 70 #2,583
2014 51 #3,221
2013 40 #3,838
2012 55 #3,088
2011 51 #3,262
2010 60 #2,896
2009 69 #2,668
2008 91 #2,202
2007 76 #2,479
2006 76 #2,457
2005 58 #2,855
2004 78 #2,257
2003 66 #2,490
2002 76 #2,196
2001 62 #2,509
2000 69 #2,273
1995 39 #3,009
1990 7 #11,140
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sedona, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sedona?

The median living Sedona is about 14 years old. Half of all living Sedonas are between 5 and 22 years old.

How many people named Sedona are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Sedona are alive in the United States, based on 2,381 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sedona in 2025?

Sedona ranked #1,591 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 132 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sedona?

2,381 babies have been named Sedona in the United States since 1987, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sedona most popular?

Sedona peaked in 2025, when 132 newborns received the name.

Is Sedona a boy or girl name?

Sedona is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sedona rising or falling?

Sedona is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sedona become more popular?

Sedona is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 180 girls named Sedona in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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