Sensei — boys' name

What the Data Says About Sensei

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Sensei between 2018 and 2025, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sensei currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sensei performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sensei shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sensei 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 39 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.