US rank #8897 Girls' name Peak 2021 63 births

Sanem — #8897 US girls' name

63 babies named Sanem in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s63
#8897
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 50% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sanem was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

23 babies were named Sanem in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanem

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Sanem between 2021 and 2024, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sanem currently holds the #8897 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanem performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sanem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanem 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 63 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.

Sanem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

63

Since 2021

4 years of records

Peak year

2021

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,897

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2021

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sanem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2021

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
23
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
10152025 2024202320222021 23

Sanem by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
63 births that decade — 100% of Sanem's all-time total
2020s63

Sanem by state

Where Sanem concentrates geographically — total births since 2021

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sanem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 23.8%
California share of Sanem's total US births 23.8%

15 of 63 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanem?
63 babies have been named Sanem since 2021. It currently ranks #8897 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 23 births.
When was Sanem most popular?
Sanem was most popular in the 2020s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Sanem most popular?
The top states for the name Sanem are California (15 births).
How long has the name Sanem been used?
Sanem has been recorded in Social Security data since 2021, spanning 4 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sanem?
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, 2021–2024 (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.