Given name & surname
Senna
“one who is blessed”
Senna is a variant of Sena. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Senna is a variant of Sena. One Latin interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Senna is a variant of Sena. An origin associated with Sena is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Senna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,205
- 107 boys · 1,098 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 130 babies
- 2025
- 130
- #1,757 for girls · #6,394 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +164%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 10% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 116 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,757 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 169.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 14 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 756 as a first name in 2020; 653 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Senna’s family of names
Senna has a related form in Sena. In Italian usage, Senna has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form SEKWANA. In English usage, Senna as a surname has a related form in SENNE.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Senna
- Senna MianguéBelgian and Congolese association football playerborn 1997
- Senna AgiusAustralian motorcycle racerborn 2005
- Senna GammourGerman pop singerborn 1979
- Senna Ušić JogunicaCroatian volleyball playerborn 1986
- Senna RemijnDutch cyclistborn 2006
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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