Unisex name · since 1880
Sena
3,121 babies named Sena in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,520 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,131 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,121
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sena is the #3131 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,121 recorded since 1880.
Sena has 3,121 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3131 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,520 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,131 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,121 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sena ranks #3,520 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,131 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,121 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,520 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,131 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,121
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sena's 3,121 recorded births place it above 95.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sena compares
3,121 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sena's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,121 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sena's full recorded timeline at 1953, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Sena popularity over time - boys
205 total births recorded since 1984 (Sena as boys' name)
Sena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (450 births, 14% of the file).
2010s was Sena's strongest decade.
450 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Sena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
182 births
- 1890s
1890s
218 births
- 1900s 174
1900s
174 births
- 1910s 176
1910s
176 births
- 1920s
1920s
189 births
- 1930s 122
1930s
122 births
- 1940s 119
1940s
119 births
- 1950s 134
1950s
134 births
- 1960s
1960s
183 births
- 1970s
1970s
201 births
- 1980s
1980s
183 births
- 1990s
1990s
183 births
- 2000s
2000s
309 births
- 2010s
2010s
450 births
- 2020s
2020s
298 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 450 births (14% of all-time use).
How Sena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sena's total volume
Sena by state
Where Sena concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 146 | 4.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 64 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 30 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 18 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 15 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.2% |
146 of 3,121 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Sena's data
- Sena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (450 total births) through the 2020s (298) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Senas (146 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.