UK girl's name
Sehr
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Sehr is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Sehr popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5891, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2012, with 14 births.
This profile covers 129 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 1997 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 21% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 128 living people in the UK are called Sehr. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Sehr ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2012, when 14 girls were registered as Sehr.
- • About 128 living people in the UK are estimated to have Sehr as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5891
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2012
14 births
Estimated living
128
2026
Popularity
Sehr over time
The chart below shows babies named Sehr registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Sehr, the clearest high point is 2012. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 14 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sehr by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Sehr was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5057 | 11 | 3 |
| 2010s | #2917 | 55 | 6 |
| 2000s | #2881 | 60 | 9 |
| 1990s | #3824 | 3 | 1 |
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- Sofia 29,136
- Sarah 27,961
- Shannon 25,510
- Summer 24,167
- Sara 14,205
- Skye 13,654
- Samantha 12,697
- Stephanie 9,309
FAQ
Sehr: questions and answers
How popular is the name Sehr in the UK right now?
In 2024, Sehr was ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Sehr most popular?
The peak year on record was 2012, with 14 babies registered as Sehr in England and Wales.
How many people are called Sehr in the UK?
A total of 129 babies have been registered as Sehr across the 19 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.