Unisex name · since 2002
Sani
Sani has 388 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,770 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,027 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 388
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sani currently ranks #14027 among unisex names in America, with 388 babies recorded since 2002.
Sani has 388 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14027 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #13,770 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,027 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 388 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sani ranks #13,770 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,027 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 388 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,770 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,027 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 388
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sani's 388 recorded births place it above 80.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sani compares
388 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sani's all-time total is 3% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 388 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sani's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Sani popularity over time - boys
127 total births recorded since 2000 (Sani as boys' name)
Sani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (179 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Sani's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Sani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
179 births
- 2010s
2010s
153 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 179 births (46% of all-time use).
Sani by state
Where Sani concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 15 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.3% |
15 of 388 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Sani's decade-level peak was the 2000s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sanis (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Sani 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.