Girls' name · since 2001
Sanaia
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 200 babies named Sanaia, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sanaia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 200 have been recorded since 2001.
Sanaia has 200 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2024.
- #19,833 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 200 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanaia ranks #19,833 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sanaia's 200 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sanaia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sanaia's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sanaia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Sanaia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (155 births, 78% of the file).
2000s was Sanaia's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Sanaia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 155 births (78% of all-time use).
Sanaia by state
Where Sanaia concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 200 births nationwide.
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- Sanaia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sanaias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sanaia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2001–2024 (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 Sanaia 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.