Recorded 1987–1994 Girls' name Peak 1989 26 births

Sanantha — girls' name

26 babies named Sanantha in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s13
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Sanantha was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sanantha in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanantha

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Sanantha between 1987 and 1994, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sanantha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanantha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sanantha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanantha 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 26 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.

Sanantha at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

26

Since 1987

8 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1987

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1994

Sanantha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1987

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
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Sanantha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 50% of Sanantha's all-time total
1980s131990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanantha?
26 babies have been named Sanantha since 1987. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Sanantha most popular?
Sanantha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Sanantha been used?
Sanantha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 8 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Sanantha?
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, 1987–1994 (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.