Girls' name · since 1987
Sannah
Sannah has 10 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #56,442 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sannah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sannah has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2006.
- #56,442 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sannah ranks #56,442 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #56,442 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sannah's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sannah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sannah splits its recorded history at 2006: 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 1987 (5 births).
Sannah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2006
- Peak year (1987)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Sannah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Sannah's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sannah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sannah's data
- Sannah's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Sannah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1987–2006 (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 Sannah 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.