Fun Facts About the Name Senay
- 160 babies named Senay: U.S. records list 160 babies given the name Senay from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Senay Mean?
Senay is a Turkish and Azerbaijani given name, usually feminine, meaning cheerful moon. It is written Şenay in Turkish and Şənay in Azerbaijani. The name combines two Turkish words: şen, meaning cheerful, merry, or lively, and ay, meaning moon. The meaning is the plain sum of those two parts, and Turkish speakers use the name in that everyday sense rather than as a symbol with a hidden meaning. English speakers usually drop the Turkish letter ş and write the name as Senay.
Senay Name History & Origins
Şenay belongs to a broad group of Turkish names that end in ay, the ordinary word for moon, joined to a descriptive word. The Turkish spelling uses ş, the letter for the sh sound, so the name begins with the sound of English she. Azerbaijani, a closely related language that shares the word şən, uses the form Şənay.
Outside Turkey and Azerbaijan the name is normally written Senay, without the diacritic. The same spelling also appears as a personal name in Eritrea and Ethiopia, where the related form Senait occurs. That is a separate naming tradition from the Turkish name, and the two spellings should not be assumed to share a history.
How Popular is the Name Senay?
Senay has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2016. Its best rank was #6,007 in 2016.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,505 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #7,163 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #6,454 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #7,672 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #7,492 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #11,789 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #10,620 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #7,532 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #8,042 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #6,007 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #8,613 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #8,028 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #10,535 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #14,004 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #11,947 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #9,713 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #14,264 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2005 | #11,230 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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