Girls' name · since 1978
Sanaz
142 babies named Sanaz in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,371 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
142 girls have been named Sanaz since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sanaz has 142 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2018.
- #23,371 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 142 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanaz ranks #23,371 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 142 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,371 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sanaz's 142 recorded births place it above 67.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sanaz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sanaz's full recorded timeline at 1988, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sanaz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2018
- Peak year (1991)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Sanaz by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (75 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Sanaz's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Sanaz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 75 births (53% of all-time use).
Sanaz by state
Where Sanaz concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 5.6% |
8 of 142 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sanaz's data
- Sanaz's decade-level peak was the 1980s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sanazs (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sanaz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1978–2018 (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 Sanaz 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.