MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sena mean?
Senā is the Sanskrit word for an army or organised force. The word is also personified as the wife of Karttikeya, the divine commander.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सेना
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sena in Indian usage
4,068 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (82.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 3,355 records (82.5%).
- Recorded as male: 713 records (17.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 309 |
| 1960s | 507 |
| 1970s | 689 |
| 1980s | 1,078 |
| 1990s | 1,207 |
| Other decades | 278 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,517 |
| Rajasthan | 1,115 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 351 |
| Odisha | 205 |
| Bihar | 194 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 158 |
| Maharashtra | 137 |
| Jharkhand | 133 |
| Other states | 258 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Sena / F | 14 | 2,006 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sena; Table_6, C2116 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sena; Table_6, C2116
- Monier-Williams, senā, p. 1246,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.