Total births
38
Girls' name · since 2003
Sahniya
38 babies named Sahniya in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 38
- total births
- 2003–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 84%
- born in that decade
Sahniya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 38 recorded since 2003.
Sahniya has 38 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2010.
- 38 total births
- 2003–2010 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 84% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
38 girls have been named Sahniya since 2003, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.
- 38
- total births
- 2003–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 84%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
84% of everyone ever named Sahniya was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
9 babies were named Sahniya in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Sahniya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sahniya's full recorded timeline at 2008, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sahniya at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2003
Sahniya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2010
- Peak year (2009)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Sahniya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Sahniya's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Sahniya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (84% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sahniya? ▼
Since 2003, Social Security records show 38 babies named Sahniya. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 9 births.
When was Sahniya most popular? ▼
Sahniya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Sahniya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sahniya since 2003 -- 8 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Sahniya? ▼
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.
What to do with Sahniya's data
- Sahniya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sahniya
Nearby Names Like Sahniya
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sahniya
Sahara Girl
#1643 4,729 births
Sahana Girl
#1777 2,870 births
Sahar Girl
#3352 2,453 births
Sahasra Girl
#3169 1,704 births
Sahra Girl
#7705 874 births
Compare Sahniya side by side: Sahniya vs Sahara Sahniya vs Sahana Sahniya vs Sahar
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sahniya: Baby Name Since 2003 - 38 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sahniya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sahniya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.