Girls' name · since 1977
Saniyyah
239 babies named Saniyyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 239
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saniyyah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 239 have been recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Saniyyah recorded 239 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2019.
- #18,046 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 239 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saniyyah ranks #18,046 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 239 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 239
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saniyyah's 239 recorded births place it above 75.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Saniyyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saniyyah's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saniyyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2019
- Peak year (2005)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Saniyyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (141 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Saniyyah's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Saniyyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 141 births (59% of all-time use).
Saniyyah by state
Where Saniyyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 4.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 2.1% |
11 of 239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Saniyyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Saniyyahs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Saniyyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1977–2019 (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 Saniyyah 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.