US rank #1583 Girls' name Peak 2008 4,076 births

Sanai — #1583 US girls' name

4,076 babies named Sanai in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s17092010s16762020s686
#1583
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Sanai was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

297 babies were named Sanai in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanai

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,076 babies named Sanai between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sanai currently holds the #1583 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 297 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,709 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sanai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 562 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sanai in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanai 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 4,076 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.

Sanai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,076

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2008

297 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,583

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sanai popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
297
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
-1000100200300400 20242020201620122008200420001994 5

Sanai popularity over time — boys

25 total births recorded since 2003 (Sanai as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 25 births
5 20212015201220102003 5

Sanai by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,709 births that decade — 42% of Sanai's all-time total
1990s52000s17092010s16762020s686

Sanai by state

Where Sanai concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sanai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
562 13.8%
#2 California
366 9.0%
#3 Florida
359 8.8%
#4 Georgia
336 8.2%
#5 New Jersey
321 7.9%
#6 Pennsylvania
315 7.7%
#7 Texas
158 3.9%
#8 North Carolina
154 3.8%
New York share of Sanai's total US births 13.8%
Even split

562 of 4,076 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Sanai appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanai?
4,076 babies have been named Sanai since 1994. It currently ranks #1583 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 297 births.
When was Sanai most popular?
Sanai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,709 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Sanai most popular?
The top states for the name Sanai are New York (562 births), California (366 births), Florida (359 births).
How long has the name Sanai been used?
Sanai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sanai?
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, 1994–2024 (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.