Recorded 1980–2006 Girls' name Peak 1983 77 births

Sanela — girls' name

77 babies named Sanela in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s222000s31
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Sanela was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sanela in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanela

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Sanela between 1980 and 2006, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sanela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanela performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sanela shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanela 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 77 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.

Sanela at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

77

Since 1980

27 years of records

Peak year

1983

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1980

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2006

Sanela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1980

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2006200220001998199619851980 6

Sanela by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
31 births that decade — 40% of Sanela's all-time total
1980s241990s222000s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanela?
77 babies have been named Sanela since 1980. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1983 with 7 births.
When was Sanela most popular?
Sanela was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Sanela been used?
Sanela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 27 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Sanela?
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.

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, 1980–2006 (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.