Girls' name · since 1987
Saniya
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 6,985 babies named Saniya, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,452 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,985
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saniya is the #2452 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,985 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saniya has been recorded 6,985 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #2452 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #2,080 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,452 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,985 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saniya ranks #2,080 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,452 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,985 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,452 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,985
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saniya's 6,985 recorded births place it above 97.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Saniya compares
6,985 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Saniya's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saniya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,985 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 655 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saniya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saniya's full recorded timeline at 2008, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 655 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saniya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 655
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Saniya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,837 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Saniya's strongest decade.
3,837 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Saniya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 121
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,837 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,507 births
- 2020s 515
2020s
515 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,837 births (55% of all-time use).
How Saniya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Saniya's total volume
Saniya by state
Where Saniya concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 554 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 538 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 505 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 500 | 7.2% |
| #5 | California | | 378 | 5.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 351 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 309 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 295 | 4.2% |
554 of 6,985 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Saniya appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Saniya's data
- Saniya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,837 total births); usage has since declined to 515 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Saniyas (554 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 Saniya: 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 (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Saniya 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.