Girls' name · since 2004

Sanari

255 babies named Sanari in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,430 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,062 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
255
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade

255 babies have been named Sanari since 2004, making it today's #6062 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanari has been recorded 255 times among girls since 2004, currently ranked #6062 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.

  • #17,430 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,062 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 255 born since 2004
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanari ranks #17,430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,062 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 255 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.

#17,430 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,062 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
255
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%64.9%
Sanari vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Sanari's 255 recorded births place it above 75.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.

How Sanari compares

255 42nd percentile among 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

Sanari's all-time total is 32% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Sanari Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 255 376 567,345
Peak-year births 21 21 19,840

Sanari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sanari's full recorded timeline at 2017, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sanari popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
21
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
510152025 2004201120142017202020232025 20

Sanari by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (147 births, 58% of the file).

2010s was Sanari's strongest decade.

147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Sanari births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 147 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Sanari by state

Where Sanari concentrates geographically, total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sanari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
10 3.9%
#2 North Carolina
6 2.4%
Pennsylvania share of Sanari's total US births 3.9%
Even split

10 of 255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanari?
Sanari has been given to 255 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,430 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #6,062 of 17,297. 21 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Sanari sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanari ranks #17,430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,062 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sanari most popular?
Sanari was most popular in the 2010s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Sanari most popular?
The top states for the name Sanari are Pennsylvania (10 births), North Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Sanari been used?
Records for Sanari go back to 2004, giving 22 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Sanari?
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.

What to do with Sanari's data

  • Sanari's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (147 total births) through the 2020s (94) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Pennsylvania records the most Sanaris (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sanari

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sanari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2025 (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 Sanari 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.