Girls' name · since 1979
Sanoe
106 babies named Sanoe in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,528 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sanoe is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 106 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanoe has been recorded 106 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1979 to 2020.
- #26,528 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanoe ranks #26,528 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,528 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sanoe's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Sanoe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sanoe's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sanoe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2020
- Peak year (2006)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Sanoe by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (47 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Sanoe's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Sanoe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 47 births (44% of all-time use).
Sanoe by state
Where Sanoe concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 35 | 33.0% |
35 of 106 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sanoe's data
- Sanoe's decade-level peak was the 2000s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Sanoes (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Sanoe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1979–2020 (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 Sanoe 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.