Girls' name · since 1982
Sancia
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Sancia, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,977 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sancia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 39 recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Sancia recorded 39 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1982 to 2018.
- #37,977 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 39 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sancia ranks #37,977 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #37,977 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sancia's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sancia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sancia splits its recorded history at 2005: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sancia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2018
- Peak year (2003)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Sancia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (17 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Sancia's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Sancia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (44% of all-time use).
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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, 1982–2018 (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 Sancia 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.