Recorded 1998–2010 Boys' name Peak 2003 79 births

Sanel — boys' name

79 babies named Sanel in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s632010s6
2000s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Sanel was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sanel in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanel

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Sanel between 1998 and 2010, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sanel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sanel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanel 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 79 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.

Sanel at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

79

Since 1998

13 years of records

Peak year

2003

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1998

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2010

Sanel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1998

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2003)
10
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 201020092008200720052004200320022001200019991998 5

Sanel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
63 births that decade — 80% of Sanel's all-time total
1990s102000s632010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanel?
79 babies have been named Sanel since 1998. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2003 with 10 births.
When was Sanel most popular?
Sanel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Sanel been used?
Sanel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 13 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Sanel?
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, 1998–2010 (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.