Secunda

Girls' name

The second

Secunda has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1964. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1964, with 5 recorded.

Babies named Secunda, 1977

1 in 635,000

Secunda over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Secunda: meaning, origin, and history

The second

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Secunda means

Secunda means “the second”, associated with secundus.

Origin, language, and formation

Secunda is used in Latin.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Secundus.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Latin, Secunda is pronounced [sɛˈkʊn.da].

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 10 girls were recorded with the name Secunda between 1964 and 1977. Its highest annual count was 5 in 1964; its best national rank was #7,615 in 1964.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Secunda?

Secunda had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1977, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1977: 1 in 635,000; 5 of 3,176,294 births
Among girls only: 1 in 307,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1977: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 440,329 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Secunda sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1977 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 440,329 children born in 1977 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Secunda. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Secundas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Secunda was born before 1964 — so the typical Secunda is around 61 today.

Median birth year: 1964; About 61 years old
Biggest decade: 1960s; 50.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 10; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1960s — 50.0% of all recorded uses (5).

Is Secunda rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1964 (5)
Years since peak: 61; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #7,615; 1964

Spellings of Secunda

Secunda is not the most common spelling — Shaunda is, with 74.8% against Secunda's 0.46%.

Shaunda74.8%1,623
Shunda24.7%537
Secunda0.46%10

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Secunda by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #7,615; 1964
Peak year: 1964; 5 that year
First recorded: 1964
Last recorded: 1977
All-time count: 10
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Secunda

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Secelia Lovanda Arlynda Lacynda Loronda Wyconda Merenda Tolonda Jocinda Almanda Beranda Aamanda Karanda Jacenda Galinda Relonda Varonda Saronda Yulunda Taranda Lasunda Malenda Towonda Falanda

Sibling names for Secunda

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Lanette Zina Kenneth Zena Twyla Jacquline Kandy Jonna

For a brother

Richie Kennedy Greggory Lyndon Berry Robby Chet Darron

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