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
Senora's 1,065 recorded births place it above 90.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (1923)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #14972 among girls.
1,065 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1923 with 23 births in a single year.
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
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 34
1900s
34 births
- 1910s
1910s
101 births
- 1920s
1920s
137 births
- 1930s
1930s
102 births
- 1940s
1940s
119 births
- 1950s
1950s
124 births
- 1960s
1960s
145 births
- 1970s
1970s
93 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 145 births (14% of all-time use).
Senora decade highlights
- Peak decade 145 births
- Runner-up 137 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Senora concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| 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% |
13 of 1,065 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 1.2% of nationwide
- Mississippi 0.5% of nationwide
- North Carolina 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 1.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~144 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, 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.
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