Sena
- #3,130 for girls in 2025, 51 births
- #7,194 for boys in 2025, 11 births
- Given to girls 93.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1884 · 26 births
- Debut · girls
- 10 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,121since 1880
Sena over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,130 | 51 | #7,194 | 11 |
| 2024 | #3,081 | 52 | #8,987 | 8 |
| 2023 | #2,757 | 62 | #7,738 | 10 |
| 2022 | #3,073 | 53 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #3,883 | 38 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #3,546 | 42 | #6,620 | 12 |
| 2019 | #2,923 | 56 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,869 | 58 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,436 | 45 | #8,840 | 8 |
| 2016 | #3,411 | 46 | #8,146 | 9 |
| 2015 | #3,389 | 47 | #8,040 | 9 |
| 2014 | #3,369 | 47 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #5,143 | 26 | #8,789 | 8 |
| 2012 | #3,364 | 48 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #3,723 | 41 | #5,945 | 14 |
| 2010 | #4,107 | 36 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #4,196 | 36 | #8,310 | 9 |
| 2008 | #4,761 | 31 | #8,324 | 9 |
| 2007 | #5,526 | 25 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #4,165 | 35 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #4,581 | 29 | #9,115 | 7 |
| 2004 | #3,490 | 42 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #4,536 | 28 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,071 | 31 | #5,395 | 13 |
| 2001 | #4,209 | 29 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,981 | 23 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #4,870 | 22 | — | |
| 1998 | #4,796 | 22 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,819 | 21 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,059 | 26 | — | |
| 1995 | #4,677 | 21 | — | |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | — | |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | — | |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | — | |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #4,840 | 17 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #4,857 | 16 | — | |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,246 | 27 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #3,555 | 22 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,340 | 25 | — | |
| 1980 | #4,148 | 18 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,668 | 21 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,637 | 20 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,366 | 22 | — | |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,881 | 25 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 | — | |
| 1972 | #3,543 | 17 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,955 | 23 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,647 | 27 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,318 | 17 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,706 | 21 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,668 | 21 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,938 | 18 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,864 | 19 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,033 | 17 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,673 | 21 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,212 | 15 | — | |
| 1959 | #3,619 | 12 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,862 | 17 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | — | |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,695 | 17 | — | |
| 1953 | #3,106 | 13 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 | — | |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,235 | 11 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,726 | 14 | — | |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,354 | 18 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,101 | 15 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,404 | 12 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,130 | 15 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | — | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,872 | 11 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,018 | 19 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,062 | 19 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,672 | 25 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,464 | 31 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,577 | 28 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,666 | 25 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,855 | 20 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,645 | 24 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,708 | 21 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,298 | 31 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,964 | 16 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,125 | 11 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,252 | 18 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,450 | 11 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,207 | 14 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 | — | |
| 1908 | #939 | 18 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,092 | 13 | — | |
| 1906 | #776 | 22 | — | |
| 1905 | #872 | 18 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,050 | 12 | — | |
| 1903 | #862 | 16 | — | |
| 1902 | #972 | 13 | — | |
| 1901 | #699 | 21 | — | |
| 1900 | #676 | 28 | — | |
| 1899 | #906 | 13 | — | |
| 1898 | #697 | 22 | — | |
| 1897 | #895 | 13 | — | |
| 1896 | #754 | 18 | — | |
| 1895 | #658 | 22 | — | |
| 1894 | #568 | 26 | — | |
| 1893 | #571 | 24 | — | |
| 1892 | #489 | 31 | — | |
| 1891 | #589 | 20 | — | |
| 1890 | #483 | 29 | — | |
| 1889 | #657 | 15 | — | |
| 1888 | #443 | 31 | — | |
| 1887 | #524 | 18 | — | |
| 1886 | #556 | 16 | — | |
| 1885 | #500 | 18 | — | |
| 1884 | #391 | 26 | — | |
| 1883 | #451 | 18 | — | |
| 1882 | #418 | 19 | — | |
| 1881 | #503 | 11 | — | |
| 1880 | #547 | 10 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Sena was already there! It came in at #547, and was given to 10 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1928, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Sena is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- California#1,651 · 1 in 12,440
- New York#1,654 · 1 in 11,190
- Florida#2,151 · 1 in 17,352
Best ever in a state: #351 in Michigan, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #1,651 | 13 | 1 in 12,440 |
| New York | #1,654 | 7 | 1 in 11,190 |
| Florida | #2,151 | 5 | 1 in 17,352 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 49 spots since 2024 (#3,081 → #3,130)
- 416 spots since 2020 (#3,546 → #3,130)
- Biggest jump: 230 spots in 1900
- Biggest drop: 316 spots in 1907
Rise & fade · girls
4 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #391 (26 births)
- Births halved by 1897, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1880–1903
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,962
- Highest: 1 in 4,962 girls born in 1884 were named Sena (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 31,515 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 14.4% of all girls named Sena (450) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 182 | #391 (1884) | #499 |
| 1890s | 218 | #483 (1890) | #661 |
| 1900s | 174 | #676 (1900) | #909 |
| 1910s | 176 | #1,207 (1910) | #1,654 |
| 1920s | 189 | #1,464 (1922) | #2,306 |
| 1930s | 122 | #2,095 (1935) | #2,472 |
| 1940s | 119 | #2,117 (1942) | #2,897 |
| 1950s | 134 | #2,671 (1952) | #3,219 |
| 1960s | 183 | #2,668 (1966) | #2,985 |
| 1970s | 201 | #2,647 (1970) | #3,474 |
| 1980s | 183 | #3,246 (1985) | #4,495 |
| 1990s | 183 | #4,059 (1996) | #5,424 |
| 2000s | 309 | #3,490 (2004) | #4,452 |
| 2010s | 450 | #2,869 (2018) | #3,573 |
| 2020s | 298 | #2,757 (2023) | #3,245 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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