Girls' name · since 1881

Senora

Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 1,065 babies named Senora, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#7,184 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#14,972 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,065
born since 1881
1960s
peak decade

Yes -- Senora is the #14972 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,065 recorded since 1881.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Senora has been recorded 1,065 times among girls since 1881, currently ranked #14972 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.

  • #7,184 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #14,972 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,065 born since 1881
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Senora ranks #7,184 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,972 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,065 born since 1881, peaking in the 1960s.

#7,184 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#14,972 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,065
born since 1881
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%13.4%
Senora vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Senora's 1,065 recorded births place it above 90.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Senora compares

1,065 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

Senora's all-time total is 183% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Senora Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,065 376 567,345
Peak-year births 23 21 19,840

Senora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Senora's full recorded timeline at 1955, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Senora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1923)
23
Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
0510152025 188119151929194319571971198720072025 5

Senora by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (145 births, 14% of the file).

1960s was Senora's strongest decade.

145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Senora births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 145 births (14% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Senora 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 Senora's total volume

Senora vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -24, 8.5%-53, 5.7%-86, 5.4%-27, 8.3%-132, 7.4%-45, 5.1%-34, 7.2%-111, 4%-67, 5.9%-130, 3.6%-23, 8%-27, 6.7%-74, 4.7%-119, 3.2%-33, 8.5%Senora-145, 2.2%Senora
Senora vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Senora by state

Where Senora concentrates geographically, total births since 1881

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Senora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
13 1.2%
#2 Mississippi
5 0.5%
#3 North Carolina
5 0.5%
New York share of Senora's total US births 1.2%
Even split

13 of 1,065 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Senora?
1,065 babies have been named Senora since 1881. All-time, it sits at #7,184 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #14,972 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1923 with 23 births.
Where does Senora sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Senora ranks #7,184 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,972 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Senora most popular?
Senora was most popular in the 1960s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Senora most popular?
The top states for the name Senora are New York (13 births), Mississippi (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Senora been used?
Records for Senora go back to 1881, giving 145 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Senora?
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.

What to do with Senora's data

  • Senora's decade-level peak was the 1960s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Senoras (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Senora

Nearby Names Like Senora

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Senora

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Senora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1881–2025 (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 Senora 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.