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UK name, mostly girls

Sennen

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Also recorded as a boys' name in the UK, with 135 boys.

Sennen is mostly registered for girls in the UK records. People looking for Sennen popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3318, with 7 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2013, with 18 births.

This profile covers 209 England and Wales registrations across 23 recorded years from 1997 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 39% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 208 living people in the UK are called Sennen. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Sennen ranked #3318 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 7 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2013, when 18 girls were registered as Sennen.
  • Sennen is also recorded for boys, but the girls side is the larger UK variant in these records.
  • About 208 living people in the UK are estimated to have Sennen as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
  • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 60.8% of Sennen registrations are for girls.

Latest rank (E&W)

#3318

2024

Births in 2024

7

Latest year

Peak year

2013

18 births

Estimated living

208

2026

Gender

Boy and girl registrations for Sennen

In England and Wales birth records, Sennen has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 39.2% of registrations are for boys and 60.8% are for girls.

These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.

39% boys
61% girls
Boys135 (39.2%)Girls209 (60.8%)

Sennen registered for boys

  • Ranked #4,991 in 2023
  • 3 boys registered in 2023
  • Peak: 2015 (12 births)

Sennen registered for girls

  • Ranked #3,318 in 2024
  • 7 girls registered in 2024
  • Peak: 2013 (18 births)

Popularity

Sennen over time

The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Sennen in England and Wales, from 1997 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Sennen, the clearest high point is 2013. The latest England and Wales figure is 7 births in 2024, compared with 18 at the peak.

Babies born per year

BoysGirls
07152229199720102024

Decades

Sennen by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Sennen was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2020s #2616 51 5
2010s #2559 109 10
2000s #3076 41 6
1990s #3293 8 2

Related

Names similar to Sennen

FAQ

Sennen: questions and answers

How popular is the name Sennen in the UK right now?

In 2024, Sennen was ranked #3318 for girls in England and Wales, with 7 births registered.

When was Sennen most popular?

The peak year on record was 2013, with 18 babies registered as Sennen in England and Wales.

How many people are called Sennen in the UK?

A total of 209 babies have been registered as Sennen across the 23 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.