Senna

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A few things about Senna you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 13,850 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Senna, 116 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Senna would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySenna first shows up in US birth records in 1944, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 81 years since.
• 🏆Best yearSenna is at its all-time high right now: #1,747 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowSenna is 8.7× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 120,482 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 13,850.
• 🚀TrendSenna has climbed 2,258 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,747. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedSenna is most popular in Utah, where it ranks #490, followed by Michigan (#965). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlSenna is given to both boys and girls: 89% of the 130 babies named Senna in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 🌍OriginSenna is the #6 most popular Portuguese girl name in the US. That's out of 20 Portuguese girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Senna

Senna is a girl name of English, Portuguese and Spanish origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-nna”. US birth records list Senna for girls from 1944 to 2025, in 42 of those 82 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #1,747 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,747, with 116 babies.

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