Girls' name · since 1942
Sanora
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 375 babies named Sanora, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,063 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,955 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 375
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
375 babies have been named Sanora since 1942, making it today's #7955 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sanora recorded 375 times among girls since 1942, holding rank #7955 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, 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 1942 to 2025.
- #14,063 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,955 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 375 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanora ranks #14,063 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,955 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 375 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,063 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,955 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 375
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sanora's 375 recorded births place it above 80.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sanora compares
375 49th percentile among 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
Sanora's all-time total is -0% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sanora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 375 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sanora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sanora splits its recorded history at 1981: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sanora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Sanora by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (69 births, 18% of the file).
1960s was Sanora's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Sanora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s
1950s
37 births
- 1960s
1960s
69 births
- 1970s
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 69 births (18% of all-time use).
Sanora by state
Where Sanora concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 375 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sanora's data
- Sanora's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (69 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sanoras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sanora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Sanora 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.