Girls' name · since 2001
Sanayah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 332 babies named Sanayah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,916 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 332
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sanayah is the #15916 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 332 recorded since 2001.
Sanayah has 332 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15916 as of the latest data, more common than 8% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #15,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,916 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 332 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanayah ranks #15,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,916 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 332 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,916 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 332
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sanayah's 332 recorded births place it above 79.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Sanayah compares
332 47th 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
Sanayah's all-time total is 12% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sanayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 332 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sanayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sanayah's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sanayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Sanayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (145 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Sanayah's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Sanayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 145 births (44% of all-time use).
Sanayah by state
Where Sanayah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
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What to do with Sanayah's data
- Sanayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (145 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Sanayahs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Sanayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Sanayah 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.