Seneca
Unisex · SEN-ih-kuh · Latin
Unisex
Seneca is a name of Latin origin, meaning “old, elder”. In 2025 it ranked 4,264th for girls in the US (33 babies).
What does Seneca mean?
Latin: Roman family name, probably from senex 'old'
“old, elder”
Borne by the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca; also the name of a Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nation of New York.
- Say it
- SEN-ih-kuh
Is Seneca a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Seneca has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 33 girls and 16 boys in the US.
How popular is Seneca in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,264among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 49,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 33 girls in the US were named Seneca, making it the 4,264th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,077th. Its busiest year was 1995, with 53 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956. 16 boys were also named Seneca in 2025 (5,606th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Seneca in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1976, 18% of the babies named Seneca in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 67%, with more girls than boys since 2020.
Seneca in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #4,264 |
| 2024 | 25 | #5,145 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,996 |
| 2022 | 29 | #4,668 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,933 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4,077 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 34 | #4,143 |
| 2017 | 25 | #5,189 |
| 2016 | 33 | #4,344 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 28 | #4,890 |
| 2013 | 29 | #4,753 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 31 | #4,567 |
| 2010 | 31 | #4,607 |
| 2009 | 39 | #3,943 |
| 2008 | 40 | #3,935 |
| 2007 | 40 | #3,917 |
| 2006 | 52 | #3,175 |
| 2005 | 39 | #3,726 |
| 2004 | 42 | #3,486 |
| 2003 | 45 | #3,228 |
| 2002 | 29 | #4,276 |
| 2001 | 38 | #3,482 |
| 2000 | 37 | #3,522 |
| 1999 | 28 | #4,084 |
| 1998 | 39 | #3,170 |
| 1997 | 38 | #3,102 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 1995 | 53 | #2,416 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,930 |
| 1993 | 28 | #3,771 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 26 | #3,930 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 27 | #3,478 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 26 | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 32 | #2,780 |
| 1983 | 23 | #3,430 |
| 1982 | 43 | #2,288 |
| 1981 | 42 | #2,342 |
| 1980 | 51 | #2,043 |
| 1979 | 37 | #2,477 |
| 1978 | 37 | #2,390 |
| 1977 | 40 | #2,257 |
| 1976 | 24 | #3,001 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 11 | #5,010 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 16 | #3,094 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 25 | #2,217 |
| 1956 | 10 | #3,909 |
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