boy's name
Seiya
- Origin Japanese
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 247
Seiya is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Seiya is a name of Japanese origin.
- Peaked in France in 2024, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2012.
Seiya over time
Births per decade in France, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 40 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 95 |
How popular is Seiya?
In 2025, Seiya was given to 15 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Seiya is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Seiya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Seïya | Seïya is a rare spelling of Seiya, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Seiya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Seiya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Seiya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Seiya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Seiya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Seiya
How popular is the name Seiya?
In 2025, Seiya was given to 15 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Is Seiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Seiya is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Seiya most popular?
Seiya peaked in 2024, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Seiya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Seiya currently ranks #2,978 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.