Recorded 2007–2016 Girls' name Peak 2009 35 births

Saniyha — girls' name

35 babies named Saniyha in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s182010s17
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Saniyha was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

8 babies were named Saniyha in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saniyha

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Saniyha between 2007 and 2016, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saniyha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saniyha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Saniyha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saniyha 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 35 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.

Saniyha at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

35

Since 2007

10 years of records

Peak year

2009

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2007

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2016

Saniyha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2007

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Saniyha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 51% of Saniyha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saniyha?
35 babies have been named Saniyha since 2007. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
When was Saniyha most popular?
Saniyha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Saniyha been used?
Saniyha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 10 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Saniyha?
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, 2007–2016 (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.