Recorded 1987–2006 Girls' name Peak 1987 10 births

Sannah — girls' name

10 babies named Sannah in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s5
1980s
Peak decade

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

1987
Single peak year

5 babies were named Sannah in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sannah

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Sannah between 1987 and 2006, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sannah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sannah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sannah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sannah 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 10 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.

Sannah at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

10

Since 1987

20 years of records

Peak year

1987

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1987

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2006

Sannah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1987

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1987)
5
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5 20061987 5

Sannah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 50% of Sannah's all-time total
1980s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sannah?
10 babies have been named Sannah since 1987. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1987 with 5 births.
When was Sannah most popular?
Sannah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Sannah been used?
Sannah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 20 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Sannah?
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, 1987–2006 (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.