Senna
Senna is a name with a single cultural origin: Dutch.
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Senna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Senna is a name with a single cultural origin: Dutch.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Senna
As a girl name
Senna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1944, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 123 births, good for #1,690 nationwide. About 52% of every Senna on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Senna ranks #1,690 for girls with 123 births, rising sharply (+153% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Senna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2000, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 13 births, good for #6,443 nationwide. About 47% of every Senna on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Senna last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 13 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 93 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Senna
Senna is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Senna's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,690. Use the chart and map above to compare Senna'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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