Is Seneca a boy or girl name?
Seneca is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 21 boys were named Seneca, so 54.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 49.9% of the 3,473 US babies named Seneca were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,838
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,258
- Babies named Seneca since 1956
- 3,473
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 219 babies
Boys and girls named Seneca, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 48 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1970s | 520 | 185 | 26.2% |
| 1980s | 481 | 298 | 38.3% |
| 1990s | 142 | 340 | 70.5% |
| 2000s | 300 | 401 | 57.2% |
| 2010s | 212 | 289 | 57.7% |
| 2020s | 86 | 150 | 63.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | #4,838 | 25 | #5,258 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,875 | 26 | #5,102 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,988 | 29 | #4,774 |
| 2021 | 12 | #7,027 | 36 | #4,073 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,420 | 34 | #4,150 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,452 | 15 | #7,662 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,328 | 34 | #4,227 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,569 | 25 | #5,314 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,667 | 33 | #4,419 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,254 | 33 | #4,394 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,836 | 28 | #5,009 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,769 | 29 | #4,868 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,462 | 30 | #4,817 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,392 | 31 | #4,663 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,885 | 31 | #4,715 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,898 | 39 | #4,004 |
| 2008 | 26 | #4,015 | 40 | #3,996 |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,914 | 40 | #3,968 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,209 | 52 | #3,216 |
| 2005 | 29 | #3,439 | 39 | #3,796 |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,356 | 42 | #3,557 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,510 | 45 | #3,283 |
| 2002 | 31 | #3,007 | 29 | #4,366 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,307 | 38 | #3,536 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,980 | 37 | #3,583 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,985 | 28 | #4,181 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,377 | 39 | #3,214 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,669 | 38 | #3,146 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,988 | 29 | #3,811 |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,326 | 53 | #2,449 |
| 1994 | 12 | #5,065 | 40 | #2,982 |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,291 | 28 | #3,861 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,589 | 25 | #4,204 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,443 | 26 | #4,026 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,935 | 34 | #3,280 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,992 | 21 | #4,487 |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,119 | 27 | #3,563 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,312 | 16 | #5,033 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,147 | 17 | #4,692 |
| 1985 | 29 | #2,007 | 26 | #3,391 |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,575 | 32 | #2,833 |
| 1983 | 58 | #1,199 | 23 | #3,524 |
| 1982 | 58 | #1,226 | 43 | #2,319 |
| 1981 | 82 | #1,008 | 42 | #2,366 |
| 1980 | 147 | #725 | 51 | #2,058 |
| 1979 | 110 | #833 | 37 | #2,514 |
| 1978 | 117 | #785 | 37 | #2,424 |
| 1977 | 179 | #634 | 40 | #2,296 |
| 1976 | 107 | #808 | 24 | #3,079 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,703 | 15 | #4,316 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,276 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,533 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,038 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,209 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,375 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,188 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,968 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,855 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,267 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,117 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Seneca reached #634 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #2,058 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.