Recorded 2005–2021 Girls' name Peak 2005 18 births

Sanaaya — girls' name

18 babies named Sanaaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s82010s52020s5
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Sanaaya was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sanaaya in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanaaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Sanaaya between 2005 and 2021, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sanaaya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanaaya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sanaaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanaaya 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 18 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.

Sanaaya at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

18

Since 2005

17 years of records

Peak year

2005

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2005

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2021

Sanaaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2005

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
456789 202120102005 8

Sanaaya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
8 births that decade — 44% of Sanaaya's all-time total
2000s82010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanaaya?
18 babies have been named Sanaaya since 2005. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2005 with 8 births.
When was Sanaaya most popular?
Sanaaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Sanaaya been used?
Sanaaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 17 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Sanaaya?
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, 2005–2021 (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.