Girls' name · since 2020
Sanova
Since 2020, U.S. Social Security records show 135 babies named Sanova, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,907 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,932 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 135
- born since 2020
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sanova is the #2932 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 135 recorded since 2020.
Social Security Administration records show Sanova recorded 135 times among girls since 2020, holding rank #2932 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2020 to 2025.
- #23,907 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,932 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 135 born since 2020
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanova ranks #23,907 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,932 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 135 born since 2020, peaking in the 2020s.
- #23,907 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,932 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 135
- born since 2020
- 2020s
- peak decade
Sanova's 135 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Sanova compares
135 30th 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
Sanova's all-time total is 64% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sanova | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 135 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sanova's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sanova's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sanova popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Sanova by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (135 births, 100% of the file).
2020s was Sanova's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sanova births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
135 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 135 births (100% of all-time use).
Sanova by state
Where Sanova concentrates geographically, total births since 2020
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What to do with Sanova's data
- Florida records the most Sanovas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Sanova: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~5 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, 2020–2025 (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 Sanova 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.