Total births
11
Girls' name · since 1938
Senobia
11 babies named Senobia in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1938–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Senobia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1938.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Senobia has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1938, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1978.
- 11 total births
- 1938–1978 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Senobia since 1938, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.
- 11
- total births
- 1938–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Senobia was born in this single decade.
1978
Single peak year
6 babies were named Senobia in 1978 - its busiest year on record.
Senobia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Senobia's full recorded timeline at 1978, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1938, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Senobia at a glance
Last recorded 1978Peak year
1978
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1938
Senobia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1978
- Peak year (1978)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Senobia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Senobia's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Senobia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Senobia? ▼
Senobia has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1938, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 6 babies were born in 1978, its single highest year.
When was Senobia most popular? ▼
Senobia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Senobia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Senobia since 1938 -- 41 years through the most recent 1978 data.
What names are similar to Senobia? ▼
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1938–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Senobia: Baby Name Since 1938 - 11 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/senobia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Senobia 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 July 2026.