Boys' name · since 2014
Sanav
Sanav has 185 recorded births since 2014 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,451 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,410 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 185
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sanav is the #10410 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 185 recorded since 2014.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanav has been recorded 185 times among boys since 2014, currently ranked #10410 nationally and more common than 25% of boys, 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 2014 to 2025.
- #13,451 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,410 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 185 born since 2014
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanav ranks #13,451 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,410 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 185 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,451 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,410 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 185
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sanav's 185 recorded births place it above 70.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Sanav compares
185 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Sanav's all-time total is 50% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sanav | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 185 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sanav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sanav splits its recorded history at 2020: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sanav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Sanav by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Sanav's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Sanav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (54% of all-time use).
Sanav by state
Where Sanav concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 3.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.7% |
6 of 185 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sanav's data
- Sanav's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Sanavs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Sanav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2014–2025 (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 Sanav 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.