US rank #2589 Girls' name Peak 2007 6,911 births

Saniya — #2589 US girls' name

6,911 babies named Saniya in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1212000s38372010s25072020s441
#2589
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Saniya was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

655 babies were named Saniya in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saniya

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,911 babies named Saniya between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saniya currently holds the #2589 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 655 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saniya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,837 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Saniya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 545 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Saniya in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saniya 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 6,911 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.

Saniya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,911

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2007

655 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,589

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Saniya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
655
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
-2000200400600800 20242019201420092004199919941987 5

Saniya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
3,837 births that decade — 56% of Saniya's all-time total
1980s51990s1212000s38372010s25072020s441

Saniya by state

Where Saniya concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Saniya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
545 7.9%
#2 Texas
538 7.8%
#3 Georgia
500 7.2%
#4 Florida
494 7.1%
#5 California
373 5.4%
#6 North Carolina
351 5.1%
#7 Virginia
303 4.4%
#8 Illinois
295 4.3%
New York share of Saniya's total US births 7.9%
Even split

545 of 6,911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.

Saniya appears in 34 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saniya?
6,911 babies have been named Saniya since 1987. It currently ranks #2589 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 655 births.
When was Saniya most popular?
Saniya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,837 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Saniya most popular?
The top states for the name Saniya are New York (545 births), Texas (538 births), Georgia (500 births).
How long has the name Saniya been used?
Saniya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Saniya?
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.

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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, 1987–2024 (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.