How Many People Are Named Senta?
An estimated 278 people in the United States have the first name Senta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Senta peaked in popularity in 1969 with 54 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Senta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Senta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
278
About 1 in 1,232,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1969
54 births
Total Registered
315
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Senta
Senta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 315 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Senta as a female name
Ranked #10,601 in 1986
6 female births in 1986
Peak: 1969 (54 births)
Senta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Senta span from the 1960s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 156 babies were registered. Senta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Senta by Decade
How has Senta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Senta by State
Birth registrations for Senta span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Louisiana, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Louisiana, California. On average, about 10 Sentas were registered per state.
Senta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Senta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Senta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Senta?
We estimate approximately 278 people named Senta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,232,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Senta a common name?
Senta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 315 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Senta most popular?
Senta reached peak popularity in 1969, when 54 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Senta is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Senta a female name?
Senta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Senta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Senta Smith, Senta Johnson, Senta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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