Recorded 2005–2011 Girls' name Peak 2011 46 births

Sanijah — girls' name

46 babies named Sanijah in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s252010s21
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Sanijah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

15 babies were named Sanijah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Sanijah between 2005 and 2011, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sanijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sanijah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanijah 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 46 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.

Sanijah at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

46

Since 2005

7 years of records

Peak year

2011

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2005

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2011

Sanijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2005

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2011)
15
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
05101520 201120102009200820062005 8

Sanijah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
25 births that decade — 54% of Sanijah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanijah?
46 babies have been named Sanijah since 2005. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2011 with 15 births.
When was Sanijah most popular?
Sanijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Sanijah been used?
Sanijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 7 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Sanijah?
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, 2005–2011 (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.