US rank #12418 Girls' name Peak 2007 318 births

Sanae — #12418 US girls' name

318 babies named Sanae in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s111990s242000s1942010s632020s21
#12418
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Sanae was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

31 babies were named Sanae in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanae

The Social Security Administration has registered 318 babies named Sanae between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sanae currently holds the #12418 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanae performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 194 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sanae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sanae in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanae 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 318 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.

Sanae at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

318

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2007

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,418

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sanae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
31
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
010203040 20242016201220082004200019921974 5

Sanae by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
194 births that decade — 61% of Sanae's all-time total
1970s51980s111990s242000s1942010s632020s21

Sanae by state

Where Sanae concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sanae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 3.1%
California share of Sanae's total US births 3.1%

10 of 318 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanae?
318 babies have been named Sanae since 1974. It currently ranks #12418 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 31 births.
When was Sanae most popular?
Sanae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 194 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Sanae most popular?
The top states for the name Sanae are California (10 births).
How long has the name Sanae been used?
Sanae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sanae?
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.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.