Total births
95
Girls' name · since 2004
Sanaai
95 babies named Sanaai in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 95
- total births
- 2004–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Sanaai is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 95 have been recorded since 2004.
Sanaai has 95 recorded births among girls since 2004, 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 2004 to 2025.
- 95 total births
- 2004–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
95 girls have been named Sanaai since 2004, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 95
- total births
- 2004–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Sanaai was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
19 babies were named Sanaai in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Sanaai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sanaai splits its recorded history at 2010: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sanaai at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2004
Sanaai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Sanaai by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Sanaai's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Sanaai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sanaai? ▼
95 babies have been named Sanaai since 2004. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2009 with 19 births.
When was Sanaai most popular? ▼
Sanaai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Sanaai been used? ▼
Records for Sanaai go back to 2004, giving 22 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Sanaai? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sandra, Sandy, Sandi, Saniyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sanaai's data
- Sanaai's decade-level peak was the 2000s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- 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 Sanaai
Nearby Names Like Sanaai
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sanaai
Sandra Girl
#1046 875,531 births
Sandy Girl
#3233 69,072 births
Sandi Girl
#15517 10,101 births
Saniyah Girl
#1312 7,300 births
Saniya Girl
#2576 6,985 births
Compare Sanaai side by side: Sanaai vs Sandra Sanaai vs Sandy Sanaai vs Sandi
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2004–2025 (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. "Sanaai: Baby Name Since 2004 - 95 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sanaai. 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 Sanaai 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 July 2026.