Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Sea isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 11 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 391 as a first name in 2020; 964 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sea’s family of names
In Greek usage, Sea as a surname is a transliteration of Σέα. In Greek usage, Sea as a surname is a transliteration of Σεα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Sea, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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48% boys · 52% girls