Unisex name · since 1944
Senna
Senna has 1,098 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,036 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,750 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,098
- born since 1944
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,098 babies have been named Senna since 1944, making it today's #1750 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Senna has been recorded 1,098 times among girls since 1944, currently ranked #1750 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2025.
- #7,036 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,750 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,098 born since 1944
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Senna ranks #7,036 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,750 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,098 born since 1944, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,036 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,750 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,098
- born since 1944
- 2020s
- peak decade
Senna's 1,098 recorded births place it above 90.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Senna compares
1,098 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Senna's all-time total is 192% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Senna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,098 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 116 | 21 | 19,840 |
Senna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Senna's full recorded timeline at 2005, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 116 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Senna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 116
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Senna popularity over time - boys
107 total births recorded since 2000 (Senna as boys' name)
Senna by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (510 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Senna's strongest decade.
510 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Senna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 173
2000s
173 births
- 2010s
2010s
308 births
- 2020s
2020s
510 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 510 births (46% of all-time use).
How Senna 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 Senna's total volume
Senna by state
Where Senna concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 125 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 33 | 3.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 25 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 19 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 10 | 0.9% |
125 of 1,098 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Senna appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Senna's data
- California records the most Sennas (125 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 Senna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1944–2025 (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 Senna 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.