US rank #16996 Girls' name Peak 2022 22 births

Sahani — #16996 US girls' name

22 babies named Sahani in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s17
#16996
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 4% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Sahani was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sahani in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sahani

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Sahani between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sahani currently holds the #16996 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sahani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sahani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sahani 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 22 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.

Sahani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

22

Since 2016

9 years of records

Peak year

2022

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#16,996

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2016

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sahani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2024202220212016 5

Sahani by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
17 births that decade — 77% of Sahani's all-time total
2010s52020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sahani?
22 babies have been named Sahani since 2016. It currently ranks #16996 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 7 births.
When was Sahani most popular?
Sahani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Sahani been used?
Sahani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sahani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sahara, Sahana, Sahar, Sahasra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2016–2024 (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.