The baby name Senior is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsiːnjər/ (SEE-nyər).
Senior is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Senior is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsiːnjər/ (SEE-nyər).
Senior is Latin in Origin.
Rooted in Latin senior, “older, elder,” the name Senior came into English through Old French seignor/seigneur, the title for a feudal lord. In English it settled as a comparative adjective and honorific used to distinguish generations, and it also became a surname. As a given name, Senior is rare but documented in English-speaking countries, typically chosen for its crisp, authoritative sound and nod to family lineage.
Meaning centers on “the elder” and by extension “respected leader.” Records in medieval Britain used senior/senioris as an epithet to tell father from son, a convention echoed by the modern Sr. suffix. Cross‑linguistic cognates and near‑variants include Spanish Señor, Portuguese Senhor, French Seigneur, Italian Signore, and Catalan Senyor; archaic English Seignior also appears. Possible short forms are Sen or Senny. Comparable title-names are Major, King, and Prince, giving Senior a contemporary, status-tinged flair.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| NA | 0 | #32 | 2 | 2,537 | |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| SD | 0 | #99 | 4 | 2,130 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #132 | 18 | 4,685 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #149 | 3 | 4,216 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| GH | 0 | #214 | 30 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #214 | 11 | 7,146 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #225 | 11 | 6,830 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #231 | 120 | 8,138 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| NG | 0 | #269 | 4 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #288 | 6 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #299 | 7 | 6,530 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #332 | 9 | 6,459 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| EG | 0 | #374 | 27 | 6,387 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #381 | 65 | 10,523 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #385 | 5 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #390 | 9 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #402 | 7 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #437 | 627 | 15,035 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #511 | 40 | 12,054 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #518 | 9 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #520 | 16 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #538 | 15 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #550 | 8 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #615 | 53 | 13,071 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #619 | 7 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #645 | 14 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #651 | 15 | 13,390 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #687 | 11 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #695 | 13 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #749 | 21 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #770 | 185 | 16,906 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #775 | 12 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #805 | 25 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #859 | 23 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #896 | 25 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #906 | 25 | 5,610 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #927 | 26 | 5,697 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #929 | 31 | 14,742 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #939 | 13 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #972 | 11 | 16,355 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 8 | 25,931 |
| MA | 0 | #1,035 | 94 | 20,986 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,064 | 29 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 29 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,095 | 47 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,101 | 78 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,128 | 49 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,429 | 43 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,510 | 105 | 28,008 |
Senior is popular in 75 countries — most recent births per country:
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