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Senna

Girl

Meaning of Senna: Arabic & Persian: 'brightness' or 'radiance'

Senna is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1559th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1559

130 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,205

First recorded 1944 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 7 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 16 babies2003: 17 babies2004: 19 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 19 babies2008: 22 babies2009: 22 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 31 babies2013: 30 babies2014: 40 babies2015: 49 babies2016: 26 babies2017: 44 babies2018: 50 babies2019: 37 babies2020: 42 babies20202021: 67 babies2022: 105 babies2023: 112 babies2024: 112 babies2025: 130 babies
US babies named Senna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 130.

Gender split

9% boys · 91% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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