Recorded 1961–2017 Girls' name Peak 1990 431 births

Sendy — girls' name

431 babies named Sendy in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s161970s261980s1211990s1442000s1062010s18
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Sendy was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

21 babies were named Sendy in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sendy

The Social Security Administration has registered 431 babies named Sendy between 1961 and 2017, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sendy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sendy performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sendy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 74 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sendy in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sendy 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 431 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.

Sendy at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

431

Since 1961

57 years of records

Peak year

1990

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1961

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2017

Sendy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1961

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1990)
21
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
0510152025 201720072002199719921987198219731961 5

Sendy by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
144 births that decade — 33% of Sendy's all-time total
1960s161970s261980s1211990s1442000s1062010s18

Sendy by state

Where Sendy concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sendy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
74 17.2%
#2 Texas
12 2.8%
California share of Sendy's total US births 17.2%
Even split

74 of 431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sendy?
431 babies have been named Sendy since 1961. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1990 with 21 births.
When was Sendy most popular?
Sendy was most popular in the 1990s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Sendy most popular?
The top states for the name Sendy are California (74 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Sendy been used?
Sendy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 57 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Sendy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sena, Seneca, Senaida, Senora, 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, 1961–2017 (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.