US rank #12833 Boys' name Peak 1989 43 births

Sen — #12833 US boys' name

43 babies named Sen in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s62000s112010s162020s10
#12833
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Sen was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sen in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sen

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Sen between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sen currently holds the #12833 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 43 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

43

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

1989

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,833

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.5 20242022201920182014200420001989 6

Sen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
16 births that decade — 37% of Sen's all-time total
1980s62000s112010s162020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sen?
43 babies have been named Sen since 1989. It currently ranks #12833 among boys. The peak year was 1989 with 6 births.
When was Sen most popular?
Sen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Sen been used?
Sen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seneca, Seng, Sencere, Sena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.