Girls' name · since 1990
Sanjana
2,189 babies named Sanjana in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,381 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,189
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sanjana is the #10381 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,189 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanjana has been recorded 2,189 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #10381 nationally and more common than 40% of girls, 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 1990 to 2025.
- #4,431 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,381 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,189 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanjana ranks #4,431 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,381 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,189 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,381 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,189
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sanjana's 2,189 recorded births place it above 93.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sanjana compares
2,189 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sanjana's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sanjana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,189 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 168 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sanjana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sanjana's full recorded timeline at 2008, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 168 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sanjana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 168
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Sanjana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,336 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Sanjana's strongest decade.
1,336 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Sanjana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 246
1990s
246 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,336 births
- 2010s
2010s
536 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,336 births (61% of all-time use).
How Sanjana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sanjana's total volume
Sanjana by state
Where Sanjana concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 371 | 16.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 239 | 10.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 149 | 6.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 114 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 108 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 62 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 53 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 46 | 2.1% |
371 of 2,189 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Sanjana appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sanjana's data
- Sanjana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,336 total births); usage has since declined to 71 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sanjanas (371 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sanjana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Sanjana 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.