Girls' name · since 1964
Senta
Senta has 315 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 315
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Senta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 315 recorded since 1964.
Senta has 315 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1986.
- #15,512 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 315 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Senta ranks #15,512 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 315 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 315
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Senta's 315 recorded births place it above 78.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Senta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Senta splits its recorded history at 1974: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Senta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1986
- Peak year (1969)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Senta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (156 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Senta's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Senta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
129 births
- 1970s
1970s
156 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 156 births (50% of all-time use).
Senta by state
Where Senta concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.6% |
20 of 315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Senta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sentas (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Senta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1964–1986 (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 Senta 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.