Girls' name · since 2001
Saniyya
183 babies named Saniyya in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
183 girls have been named Saniyya since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saniyya has been recorded 183 times among girls since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2001 to 2022.
- #20,753 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 183 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saniyya ranks #20,753 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saniyya's 183 recorded births place it above 71.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Saniyya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saniyya's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saniyya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2022
- Peak year (2007)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Saniyya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (92 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Saniyya's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Saniyya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 92 births (50% of all-time use).
Saniyya by state
Where Saniyya concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 183 births nationwide.
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- Saniyya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Saniyyas (5 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 Saniyya: 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 (~21 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, 2001–2022 (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 Saniyya 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.