Recorded 2004–2022 Girls' name Peak 2009 90 births

Sanaai — girls' name

90 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.

2000s562010s292020s5
2000s
Peak decade

62% 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.

What the Data Says About Sanaai

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Sanaai between 2004 and 2022, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sanaai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanaai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sanaai shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanaai 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 90 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.

Sanaai at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

90

Since 2004

19 years of records

Peak year

2009

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2004

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2022

Sanaai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2004

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2009)
19
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 20222019201220112010200920082007200620052004 6

Sanaai by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
56 births that decade — 62% of Sanaai's all-time total
2000s562010s292020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanaai?
90 babies have been named Sanaai since 2004. It was last recorded in 2022. 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?
Sanaai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 19 years of data through 2022.
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.

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, 2004–2022 (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.