Entry № 5209 · Inuit origin

Sedna Sedna — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SED-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Inuit
Meaning
"Sea goddess"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Inuit)

A name that means "sea goddess".

Sedna is the Inuit goddess of the sea and marine animals — one of the most important deities in Inuit mythology. The dwarf planet Sedna (discovered 2003) was named for her.

Sedna is rare but rising as Indigenous Arctic names gain wider recognition.

Sea goddess. The Inuit Arctic deity.

The name in its native script.

Sedna
Transliteration
Sedna
Pronunciation
/ ˈsɛd.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sedna stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Sedna · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Sednas before her.

Real people
Sedna
Modern Inuit/Greenlandic name.
In fiction
Sedna
Inuit sea goddess.
Inuit mythology

Names connected to Sedna.

The number behind Sedna.

1

The Pioneer

Sedna reduces to one — the number of Inuit sea.

Why families chose this name.

"Inuit sea goddess. Five letters. Sedna."
Sigrid · Mother of one · Nuuk