US rank #8825 Boys' name Peak 2020 178 births

Sanav — #8825 US boys' name

178 babies named Sanav in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s1002020s78
#8825
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 38% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Sanav was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

28 babies were named Sanav in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanav

The Social Security Administration has registered 178 babies named Sanav between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sanav currently holds the #8825 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanav performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sanav shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sanav in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanav 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 178 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.

Sanav at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

178

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2020

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,825

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sanav popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
28
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
51015202530 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014 15

Sanav by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
100 births that decade — 56% of Sanav's all-time total
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Sanav by state

Where Sanav concentrates geographically — total births since 2014

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sanav
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 3.4%
#2 California
5 2.8%
Texas share of Sanav's total US births 3.4%
Even split

6 of 178 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanav?
178 babies have been named Sanav since 2014. It currently ranks #8825 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 28 births.
When was Sanav most popular?
Sanav was most popular in the 2010s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Sanav most popular?
The top states for the name Sanav are Texas (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Sanav been used?
Sanav has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sanav?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Santiago, Santos, Sanford, Santino, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2014–2024 (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.