Girls' name · since 1961
Sanja
Sanja has 123 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,873 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sanja is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 123 have been recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Sanja recorded 123 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2010.
- #24,873 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 123 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanja ranks #24,873 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #24,873 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sanja's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sanja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sanja splits its recorded history at 1972: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sanja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2010
- Peak year (1966)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Sanja by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (57 births, 46% of the file).
1960s was Sanja's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Sanja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
57 births
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 57 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sanja's data
- Sanja's decade-level peak was the 1960s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sanja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~49 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, 1961–2010 (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 Sanja 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.