Seena
A feminine Arabic name meaning "chest" or "bosom".
Name Census estimates that about 397 living Americans carry the first name Seena. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 86.6% of registrations being female. The average person named Seena today is around 46 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Seena births was 1927 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Seena. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Seena with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
397
~ 1 in 863,361 Americans
Peak year
1927
28 babies that year
Average age
46
years old
2006 SSA rank
#11,807
Tracked since 1917
Census
Seena in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 834 people with the first name Seena, which placed it at #14,190 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,190
National first-name rank
People counted
834
834 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
54.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Seena
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Seena is White at 54.1%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (30.0%) and Black (7.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Seena described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Seena at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White54.1% · 451
- Asian and Pacific Islander30.0% · 250
- Black or African American7.6% · 63
- Two or more races5.2% · 43
- Hispanic or Latino2.4% · 20
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 7
Gender
Gender distribution for Seena
Seena leans heavily female at 86.6% of total registrations, but 99 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Seena as a male name
- Ranked #11,807 in 2006
- 6 male births in 2006
- Peak: 1997 (9 births)
Seena as a female name
- Ranked #17,576 in 2019
- 5 female births in 2019
- Peak: 1927 (28 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Seena leans strongly female. 677 people counted with this name were female (80.3%), compared with 166 male bearers (19.7%).
Popularity
Seena: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Seena from the 1910s through to the 2010s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 188 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Seena by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Seena during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Seenas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Seena
The name Seena has its origins in the Persian language and culture, dating back to ancient times. It is derived from the Persian word "seen," which means "chest" or "bosom." This connection suggests that the name may have been associated with qualities such as strength, courage, or protection.
In ancient Persian literature and mythology, there are references to characters bearing the name Seena or similar variations. For instance, in the epic poem "Shahnameh" by the renowned poet Ferdowsi, written around the 10th century CE, one of the characters is named "Sina," which is a close variant of Seena.
The earliest recorded use of the name Seena can be traced back to the 7th century CE, during the era of the Sassanid Empire in Persia (modern-day Iran). Historical records from this period mention individuals with this name, indicating its prevalence among the Persian population.
One of the most notable figures associated with the name Seena is Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna, a renowned Persian polymath, philosopher, and physician who lived from 980 to 1037 CE. He is regarded as one of the most influential thinkers and scholars of the Islamic Golden Age and made significant contributions to various fields, including medicine, philosophy, and science.
Another historical figure with the name Seena was Seena ibn Ali, a 9th-century Persian poet and scholar from Bukhara (present-day Uzbekistan). He was known for his poetry and literary works, which reflected the cultural and intellectual environment of the Abbasid Caliphate during his time.
In the realm of religion, there are references to individuals named Seena within the Sufi tradition of Islam. One such figure was Seena al-Din Mahmud Shirazi, a 13th-century Persian Sufi mystic and poet who was renowned for his spiritual teachings and literary works.
Seena al-Din Jurjani, a 12th-century Persian scholar and linguist, was another notable figure bearing this name. He made significant contributions to the field of Arabic grammar and lexicography, authoring several influential works on the subject.
It is worth noting that while the name Seena has its roots in the Persian language and culture, it has also been adopted and adapted in various other cultures and regions throughout history, sometimes with slight variations in spelling or pronunciation.
People
Seena + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Seena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Seena: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Seena?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 397 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Seena going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 863,361 US residents.
Is Seena a common name?
We classify Seena as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 738 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Seena most popular?
The single biggest year for Seena was 1927, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Seena is about 46 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Seena in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 834 people with the name Seena, or 0.28 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,190 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Seena in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Seena?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Seena leans strongly female. 677 people counted with this name were female (80.3%), compared with 166 male bearers (19.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Seena?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Seena is White at 54.1%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (30.0%) and Black (7.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Seena most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Seena in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.1% (451 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Seena in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Seena a female name?
Yes, 86.6% of people registered as Seena in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Seena still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Seena in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Seena can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Seena as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.