Unisex name · since 2004
Sanay
Sanay has 148 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,351 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 148
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sanay is the #11351 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 148 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Sanay recorded 148 times among boys since 2004, holding rank #11351 nationally today, ahead of 19% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #14,853 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,351 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 148 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanay ranks #14,853 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,351 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 148 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,351 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 148
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sanay's 148 recorded births place it above 67.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Sanay compares
148 32nd 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
Sanay's all-time total is 60% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sanay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 148 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sanay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sanay splits its recorded history at 2014: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sanay popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Sanay popularity over time - girls
24 total births recorded since 2005 (Sanay as girls' name)
Sanay by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (95 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Sanay's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Sanay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (64% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sanay's data
- Sanay's decade-level peak was the 2010s (95 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sanay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~21 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, 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 Sanay 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.