Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Senna

Gender Unisex · 91% girls Rank 2025 #1,757 Trend ↑ Rising 211%
Rank 2025
#1,757
among girls · ↑236 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
130
named Senna · +16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,856
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
130 babies
All-time total
1,205
#7,032 all-time among girls
First recorded
1944
in Social Security records

Senna popularity over time

1,205 babies have been named Senna since 1944, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 5 – 5 1 – #5,139
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 10 – 10 1 – #7,330
1970s 10 – 10 1 0% #10,264
1980s 15 – 15 2 +50% #11,782
1990s 67 – 67 7 +347% #6,562
2000s 173 7 180 18 +169% #6,273
2010s 308 42 350 35 +94% #3,544
2020s (to 2025) 510 58 568 95 +170% #1,757

Where Senna is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 139 0.09 outside top 500
2027 161 0.10 outside top 500
2028 183 0.11 outside top 500
2029 205 0.13 outside top 500
2030 225 0.14 outside top 500

Where Senna is most popular

Girls named Senna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.059 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Michigan, and Minnesota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Senna born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 8 0.096 +64%
Michigan 17 0.093 +59%
Minnesota 10 0.093 +58%
Florida 33 0.077 +32%
Pennsylvania 17 0.072 +23%
California 53 0.063 +8%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 ≈ national
New York 20 0.051 -14%
Illinois 11 0.048 -18%
Washington 6 0.042 -29%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -55%
Texas 14 0.017 -70%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Senna

Senna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,757 in 2025 with 116 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1944, 1,205 American babies have been named Senna, about 91% girls and 9% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 130 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Senna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Senna?

The median living Senna is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 15. An estimated 1,200 people named Senna are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Senna year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 116 #1,757 14 #6,394
2024 99 #1,993 13 #6,763
2023 106 #1,889 6 #12,017
2022 93 #2,083 12 #7,185
2021 61 #2,814 6 #11,907
2020 35 #4,066 7 #10,422
2019 28 #4,885 9 #8,752
2018 43 #3,608 7 #10,559
2017 44 #3,544 – –
2016 26 #5,265 – –
2015 39 #3,908 10 #7,946
2014 40 #3,838 – –
2013 24 #5,622 6 #11,916
2012 26 #5,382 5 #13,876
2011 18 #7,073 5 #14,006
2010 20 #6,591 – –
2009 22 #6,273 – –
2008 22 #6,320 – –
2007 19 #7,056 – –
2006 15 #8,171 – –
2005 18 #6,772 – –
2004 19 #6,453 – –
2003 17 #6,835 – –
2002 16 #6,989 – –
2001 10 #9,971 – –
2000 15 #7,095 7 #8,974
1995 14 #6,562 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 5 #10,264 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 5 #7,330 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Senna, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Senna?

The median living Senna is about 6 years old. Half of all living Sennas are between 2 and 15 years old.

How many people named Senna are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Senna are alive in the United States, based on 1,205 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Senna in 2025?

Senna ranked #1,757 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 116 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Senna?

1,205 babies have been named Senna in the United States since 1944, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Senna most popular?

Senna peaked in 2025, when 130 newborns received the name.

Is Senna a boy or girl name?

Senna is used for both: about 91% of babies named Senna have been girls and 9% boys.

Is the name Senna rising or falling?

Senna is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Senna become more popular?

Senna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 225 girls named Senna in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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