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Seija

“serene, clear”

feminineLatin script

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Swedish

Origin: Not established
4 language contexts: French Dutch Danish +1 more
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Seija

Seija is a feminine given name documented in French, Dutch, Danish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. English Wiktionary gives the meaning “serene, clear”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “serene, clear”

Coined by Yrjö Karilas in 1917 to name his daughter, from seijas, a dialectal form of sees (“serene, clear”), also by association with Latin Seia.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

Where Seija is used

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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2011: 7 girls (rank 13347).

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4 of 8 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Finland

2026 Spelling: Seija

Region and dataset

Recorded category female

Latest · 2026: 19,309; people; Rank #24
Peak year: 2026; 19,309 people

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Source: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Seija in Finland, female: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2026	19,309	24	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Seija” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Current first given names of living Finnish citizens residing in Finland or abroad in the Population Information System as of 2026-08-03; extracted 2026-08-04. Foreign citizens, deceased persons and former names excluded. Only the first-name sheets are used.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Names occurring fewer than five times are omitted. Absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Released 2026-08-04 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Seija Simola
1944–2017
Finnish singer (1944–2017)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q11892797CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Seija.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates2

Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Seija

Seija is a feminine given name documented in French, Dutch, Danish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. English Wiktionary gives the meaning “serene, clear”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “serene, clear”

Coined by Yrjö Karilas in 1917 to name his daughter, from seijas, a dialectal form of sees (“serene, clear”), also by association with Latin Seia.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Seija is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Seija’s connections around the world.

2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2011: 7 girls (rank 13347).

Explore United States

4 of 8 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Finland

2026 Spelling: Seija

Region and dataset

Recorded category female

Latest · 2026: 19,309; people; Rank #24
Peak year: 2026; 19,309 people

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Seija in Finland, female: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2026	19,309	24	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Current first given names of living Finnish citizens residing in Finland or abroad in the Population Information System as of 2026-08-03; extracted 2026-08-04. Foreign citizens, deceased persons and former names excluded. Only the first-name sheets are used.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Names occurring fewer than five times are omitted. Absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Released 2026-08-04 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q11892797CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: SeijaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Seija.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates2

Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Seija

Meaning in the sources

Where Seija is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Seija Simola

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Seija

Meaning in the sources

Where Seija is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Seija Simola

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page