Girls' name · since 2005

Saniaya

24 babies named Saniaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#43,792 of 72,339
all-time among girls
24
born since 2005
2000s
peak decade

24 girls have been named Saniaya since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Saniaya recorded 24 times among girls since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2009.

  • #43,792 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 24 born since 2005
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saniaya ranks #43,792 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.

#43,792 of 72,339
all-time among girls
24
born since 2005
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Saniaya's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Saniaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Saniaya splits its recorded history at 2007: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Saniaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2005)
7
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2005200620072009 5

Saniaya by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (24 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Saniaya's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Saniaya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saniaya?
Saniaya has been given to 24 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #43,792 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2009. 7 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
Where does Saniaya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saniaya ranks #43,792 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Saniaya most popular?
Saniaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Saniaya been used?
The SSA has tracked Saniaya since 2005 -- 5 years through the most recent 2009 data.
What names are similar to Saniaya?
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.

Keep exploring Saniaya

Nearby Names Like Saniaya

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Saniaya

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Saniaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2009 (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 Saniaya 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.