Recorded 2001–2022 Girls' name Peak 2007 183 births

Saniyya — girls' name

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.

2000s922010s612020s30
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Saniyya was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

18 babies were named Saniyya in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saniyya

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Saniyya between 2001 and 2022, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saniyya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saniyya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Saniyya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Saniyya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saniyya 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 183 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.

Saniyya at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

183

Since 2001

22 years of records

Peak year

2007

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2001

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2022

Saniyya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2001

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2007)
18
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 2022201920152010200720042001 7

Saniyya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
92 births that decade — 50% of Saniyya's all-time total
2000s922010s612020s30

Saniyya by state

Where Saniyya concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Saniyya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.7%
New York share of Saniyya's total US births 2.7%

5 of 183 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saniyya?
183 babies have been named Saniyya since 2001. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2007 with 18 births.
When was Saniyya most popular?
Saniyya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Saniyya most popular?
The top states for the name Saniyya are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Saniyya been used?
Saniyya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 22 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Saniyya?
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, 2001–2022 (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.