Girls' name · since 1957
Sanita
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 248 babies named Sanita, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,680 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 248
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
248 girls have been named Sanita since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sanita recorded 248 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1998.
- #17,680 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 248 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanita ranks #17,680 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 248 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,680 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 248
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sanita's 248 recorded births place it above 75.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sanita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sanita's full recorded timeline at 1978, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sanita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1998
- Peak year (1981)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Sanita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (86 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Sanita's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sanita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s
1970s
86 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 86 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sanita's data
- Sanita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sanita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1957–1998 (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 Sanita 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.