Masculine dossier · first seen 1975

Seneca

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Seneca
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1977

Peak era

1977

Peak rank proxy

179

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1975Peak 19772024

Peak year

1977

Decline from peak

88.3%

2024

All-time

1,741

Seneca is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1977, when 179 boys were named Seneca.

In 2024, only 21 boys were given the name.

Down 88.3% from its peak.

All told, about 1,741 Americans have been named Seneca and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1975.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1977

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