Recorded 1976–1983 Boys' name Peak 1977 54 births

Senaca — boys' name

54 babies named Senaca in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

54 boys have been named Senaca since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1983.

54
total births
1976–1983
years on record
1970s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Senaca was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

14 babies were named Senaca in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Senaca

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Senaca between 1976 and 1983, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Senaca currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Senaca performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Senaca shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Senaca 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 54 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.

Senaca at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

54

Since 1976

8 years of records

Peak year

1977

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1976

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1983

Senaca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1976

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1977)
14
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
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Senaca by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
37 births that decade — 69% of Senaca's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Senaca?
54 babies have been named Senaca since 1976. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1977 with 14 births.
When was Senaca most popular?
Senaca was most popular in the 1970s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Senaca been used?
Senaca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 8 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Senaca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seneca, Seng, Sena, Sencere, 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, 1976–1983 (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.