US rank #12752 Girls' name Peak 2009 327 births

Sanayah — #12752 US girls' name

327 babies named Sanayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1272010s1452020s55
#12752
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 28% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Sanayah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

24 babies were named Sanayah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 327 babies named Sanayah between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sanayah currently holds the #12752 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanayah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sanayah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sanayah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanayah 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 327 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.

Sanayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

327

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2009

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,752

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sanayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
24
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
510152025 202420212018201520122009200620032001 7

Sanayah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
145 births that decade — 44% of Sanayah's all-time total
2000s1272010s1452020s55

Sanayah by state

Where Sanayah concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sanayah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
10 3.1%
#2 New York
7 2.1%
Florida share of Sanayah's total US births 3.1%
Even split

10 of 327 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanayah?
327 babies have been named Sanayah since 2001. It currently ranks #12752 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 24 births.
When was Sanayah most popular?
Sanayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Sanayah most popular?
The top states for the name Sanayah are Florida (10 births), New York (7 births).
How long has the name Sanayah been used?
Sanayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sanayah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sandra, Sandy, Sandi, Saniyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2001–2024 (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.