Recorded 1969–1996 Boys' name Peak 1986 118 births

Sanuel — boys' name

118 babies named Sanuel in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51980s731990s40
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Sanuel was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

15 babies were named Sanuel in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanuel

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Sanuel between 1969 and 1996, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sanuel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanuel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sanuel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanuel 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 118 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.

Sanuel at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

118

Since 1969

28 years of records

Peak year

1986

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1969

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1996

Sanuel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1969

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1986)
15
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 19961993199119891987198519831969 5

Sanuel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
73 births that decade — 62% of Sanuel's all-time total
1960s51980s731990s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanuel?
118 babies have been named Sanuel since 1969. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1986 with 15 births.
When was Sanuel most popular?
Sanuel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Sanuel been used?
Sanuel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 28 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Sanuel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Santiago, Santos, Sanford, Santino, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1969–1996 (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.