How Many People Are Named Seneca?
people named Seneca are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 100,702 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,523 babies named Seneca in Social Security records from 1956 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
219 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a Roman cognomen which meant "old" from Latin senectus. This was the name of both a Roman orator (born in Spain) and also of his son, a philosopher and statesman. This name also coincides with that of the Seneca, a Native American tribe that lived near the Great Lakes, whose name meant "place of stones".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Seneca, 50.7% were girls and 49.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Seneca rose from 26.2% in the 1970s to 64.3% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Seneca alive today is about 30 years old, and 50% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 45 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Seneca first appears in the records in 1956 and was given most often in 1977, to 219 babies. In 2025, 49 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1956 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Seneca has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,059, in 1980. In 2025 it ranked #4,342. Among boys, its best rank was #633, in 1977.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,342 | #5,806 |
| Best rank | #2,059 (1980) | #633 (1977) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,681 in the 2000s | #1,183 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Seneca alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Seneca were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 120 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Seneca was given 3.8 times as often in Illinois, 1.5 times in California and 1.2 times in Texas.
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