Senan
Boy · SEN-an · Irish
Big in Northern Ireland
Senan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little old one, wise”. In 2025 it ranked 709th for boys in the UK (55 babies) and 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Senan mean?
Irish
“little old one, wise”
St Senan founded a monastery on Scattery Island in the Shannon estuary in the 6th century.
- Say it
- SEN-an
Is Senan a girl's or a boy's name?
Senan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 55 boys in the UK and 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Senan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #709among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 55about 1 in 5,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 55 boys in the UK were named Senan, making it the 709th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 628th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 63 boys.
2025 had more boys named Senan than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Senan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 60 boys in the UK were given Senan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #611, up from #709 for this spelling alone.
- Senan 55
- Sennen 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,225th in England and Wales and 75th in Northern Ireland.
Senan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #709 |
| 2024 | 32 | #1,025 |
| 2023 | 47 | #779 |
| 2022 | 48 | #762 |
| 2021 | 46 | #798 |
| 2020 | 63 | #628 |
| 2019 | 35 | #931 |
| 2018 | 39 | #875 |
| 2017 | 49 | #763 |
| 2016 | 37 | #923 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,112 |
| 2014 | 35 | #925 |
| 2013 | 38 | #873 |
| 2012 | 32 | #1,003 |
| 2011 | 32 | #971 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Senan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Senan, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2018, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
2025 had more boys named Senan than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Senan in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Senan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Senan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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