Total births
39
Boys' name · since 2018
Sensei
39 babies named Sensei in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 39
- total births
- 2018–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
Sensei sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 39 recorded since 2018.
Social Security Administration records show Sensei recorded 39 times among boys since 2018, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.
- 39 total births
- 2018–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
39 boys have been named Sensei since 2018, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 39
- total births
- 2018–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Sensei was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
9 babies were named Sensei in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Sensei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sensei's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sensei at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2018
Sensei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Sensei by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Sensei's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Sensei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 30 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sensei? ▼
Sensei has been given to 39 babies in the U.S. since 2018, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 9 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Sensei most popular? ▼
Sensei was most popular in the 2020s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Sensei been used? ▼
Records for Sensei go back to 2018, giving 8 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Sensei? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seneca, Seng, Sena, Sencere, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Sensei
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sensei
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Sena Boy
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Sencere Boy
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Sender Boy
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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, 2018–2025 (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. "Sensei: Baby Name Since 2018 - 39 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sensei. 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 Sensei 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.