Total births
17
Girls' name · since 2011
Sanilah
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Sanilah, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 2011–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
17 girls have been named Sanilah since 2011, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sanilah has 17 recorded births among girls since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2016.
- 17 total births
- 2011–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Sanilah since 2011, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 17
- total births
- 2011–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Sanilah was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
7 babies were named Sanilah in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Sanilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sanilah splits its recorded history at 2013: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sanilah at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2011
Sanilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2016
- Peak year (2016)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Sanilah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Sanilah's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sanilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sanilah? ▼
Sanilah has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 2011, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 7 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
When was Sanilah most popular? ▼
Sanilah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Sanilah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sanilah since 2011 -- 6 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Sanilah? ▼
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 Sanilah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sanilah
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Saniyah Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2011–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sanilah: Baby Name Since 2011 - 17 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sanilah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sanilah 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 July 2026.