Senay
Senay is a village and a hamlet of Présilly commune in the Jura département, in the French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Senay has a maximum of 8 houses out of which almost half are occupied by the same family who own the land around this hamlet.
Meaning & Origin of Senay
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Senay is a village and a hamlet of Présilly commune in the Jura département, in the French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Senay has a maximum of 8 houses out of which almost half are occupied by the same family who own the land around this hamlet.
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The Story of Senay
Senay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2005, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 15 Senays were born — ranking #5,787 that year. As of 2026, Senay ranks #6,242 for baby boys with 14 births, rising sharply (+44% over the past five years). In total, more than 181 Senays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Senay
Senay is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 181 births in the dataset. Senay's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #5,787. Use the chart and map above to compare Senay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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