Recorded 2004–2022 Unisex name Peak 2014 142 births

Sanay — boys' name

142 babies named Sanay in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s342010s952020s13
2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Sanay was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

16 babies were named Sanay in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanay

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Sanay between 2004 and 2022, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sanay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Sanay is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 24 additional births since 2005.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanay performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sanay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanay 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 142 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.

Sanay at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

142

Since 2004

19 years of records

Peak year

2014

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2004

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2022

Sanay popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2004

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2014)
16
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 2022201820152012200920052004 6

Sanay popularity over time — girls

24 total births recorded since 2005 (Sanay as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 24 births
4.555.566.577.5 2010200720062005 7

Sanay by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
95 births that decade — 67% of Sanay's all-time total
2000s342010s952020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanay?
142 babies have been named Sanay since 2004. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2014 with 16 births.
When was Sanay most popular?
Sanay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Is Sanay a unisex name?
Yes, Sanay is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 142 births, and as a girl's name it has 24 births.
How long has the name Sanay been used?
Sanay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 19 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Sanay?
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.

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, 2004–2022 (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.