Senna
A unisex name of Arabic origin, meaning plant used for medicinal purposes.
Senna by the numbers
In 2025, 18 babies in England and Wales were named Senna. In the US, 43 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Senna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Seena7 in the US (2017)
- Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Senecapeople of the stone47 in the US (2017)
- SheenaGod is gracious; form of Siobhan20 in the US (2017)
- ShannaGod is gracious; a form of Johanna19 in the US (2017)
- Santaholy, sacred; feminine form of Sanctus11 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Senna
Names that are said the same way as Senna, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Senna, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Senna
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