Girls' name · since 2003
Sanii
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 244 babies named Sanii, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,836 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 244
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
244 girls have been named Sanii since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sanii has 244 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2003 to 2024.
- #17,836 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 244 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanii ranks #17,836 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 244 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,836 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 244
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sanii's 244 recorded births place it above 75.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sanii's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sanii splits its recorded history at 2013: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sanii popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Sanii by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (122 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Sanii's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sanii births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 122 births (50% of all-time use).
Sanii by state
Where Sanii concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8 | 3.3% |
8 of 244 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sanii's data
- Sanii's decade-level peak was the 2000s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Saniis (8 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sanii: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2003–2024 (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 Sanii 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.