Senja
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Senja by the numbers
Senja was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 6 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Senja
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Senja. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sonjawise; a form of sonya or sonia68 in the US (2017)
- Senahospitable or welcoming; a form of Xenia14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sennaplant used for medicinal purposes18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Senyavictorious; diminutive of Arseny or related forms7 in the US (2017)
- Seniawelcoming; a form of Xenia6 in the US (2017)
- Siennareddish-brown earth; the city of Siena1,530 in England and Wales (2025)
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