Total births
68
Girls' name · since 1983
Sanovia
68 babies named Sanovia in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12546
- among girls today
- 68
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Sanovia is the #12546 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 68 recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Sanovia recorded 68 times among girls since 1983, holding rank #12546 nationally today, ahead of 29% 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 1983 to 2025.
- #12546 among girls today
- 68 born since 1983
- 2020s peak decade
- 29% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Sanovia is currently the #12546 girls' name in America, more common than 29% of girls - 68 born since 1983, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12546
- among girls today
- 68
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
Sanovia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12546
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 29% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Sanovia was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
8 babies were named Sanovia in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
How Sanovia compares
68 19th percentile among 17,726 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
Sanovia's all-time total is 82% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sanovia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 68 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Sanovia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sanovia's full recorded timeline at 2003, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sanovia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1991
Current rank
#12,546
Active since
1983
Sanovia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Sanovia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Sanovia's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Sanovia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 23 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sanovia? ▼
Sanovia has been given to 68 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12546 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
When was Sanovia most popular? ▼
Sanovia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Sanovia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sanovia since 1983 -- 43 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Sanovia? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Sanovia
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sanovia
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Sandi Girl
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Saniyah Girl
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Saniya Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sanovia: #12546 Girls' Name - 68 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sanovia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sanovia 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 June 2026.