Girls' name · since 1994
Sanai
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 4,236 babies named Sanai, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,378 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,236
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
4,236 babies have been named Sanai since 1994, making it today's #1378 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sanai recorded 4,236 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #1378 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #2,874 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,378 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,236 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanai ranks #2,874 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,378 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,236 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,378 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,236
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sanai's 4,236 recorded births place it above 96.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sanai compares
4,236 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sanai's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sanai | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,236 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 297 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sanai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sanai's full recorded timeline at 2012, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 297 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sanai popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 297
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Sanai popularity over time - boys
25 total births recorded since 2003 (Sanai as boys' name)
Sanai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,709 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Sanai's strongest decade.
1,709 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Sanai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,709 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,676 births
- 2020s
2020s
846 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,709 births (40% of all-time use).
How Sanai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sanai's total volume
Sanai by state
Where Sanai concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 572 | 13.5% |
| #2 | California | | 380 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 375 | 8.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 350 | 8.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 330 | 7.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 321 | 7.6% |
| #7 | Texas | | 178 | 4.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 163 | 3.8% |
572 of 4,236 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Sanai appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sanai's data
- Sanai's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,709 total births) through the 2020s (846) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sanais (572 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sanai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Sanai 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 August 2026.