Recorded 1981–1997 Girls' name Peak 1997 41 births

Sendi — girls' name

41 babies named Sendi in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s22

The verdict

41 girls have been named Sendi since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1997.

41
total births
1981–1997
years on record
1990s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Sendi was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sendi in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sendi

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Sendi between 1981 and 1997, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sendi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sendi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sendi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sendi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sendi 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 41 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.

Sendi at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

41

Since 1981

17 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1981

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1997

Sendi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1981

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Sendi by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
22 births that decade — 54% of Sendi's all-time total
1980s191990s22

Sendi by state

Where Sendi concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sendi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 24.4%
California share of Sendi's total US births 24.4%

10 of 41 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sendi?
41 babies have been named Sendi since 1981. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Sendi most popular?
Sendi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Sendi most popular?
The top states for the name Sendi are California (10 births).
How long has the name Sendi been used?
Sendi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 17 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Sendi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sena, Seneca, Senaida, Senna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1981–1997 (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.