Recorded 2001–2009 Girls' name Peak 2008 17 births

Saanika — girls' name

17 babies named Saanika in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s17
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Saanika was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

6 babies were named Saanika in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saanika

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Saanika between 2001 and 2009, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saanika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saanika performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saanika in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Saanika at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

17

Since 2001

9 years of records

Peak year

2008

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

2001

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2009

Saanika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2001

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 200920082001 5

Saanika by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
17 births that decade — 100% of Saanika's all-time total
2000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saanika?
17 babies have been named Saanika since 2001. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2008 with 6 births.
When was Saanika most popular?
Saanika was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Saanika been used?
Saanika has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 9 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Saanika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saanvi, Saadia, Saachi, Saara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.