Recorded 1976–1980 Boys' name Peak 1980 27 births

Senecca — boys' name

27 babies named Senecca in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s9

The verdict

27 boys have been named Senecca since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1980.

27
total births
1976–1980
years on record
1970s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Senecca was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

9 babies were named Senecca in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Senecca

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Senecca between 1976 and 1980, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Senecca currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Senecca performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Senecca shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Senecca 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 27 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.

Senecca at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

27

Since 1976

5 years of records

Peak year

1980

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1976

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1980

Senecca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1976

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1980)
9
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
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Senecca by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 67% of Senecca's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Senecca?
27 babies have been named Senecca since 1976. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1980 with 9 births.
When was Senecca most popular?
Senecca was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Senecca been used?
Senecca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 5 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Senecca?
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, 1976–1980 (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.