Girls' name · since 1957
Sanya
Sanya has 1,941 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,798 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,366 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,941
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sanya is the #6366 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,941 recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanya has been recorded 1,941 times among girls since 1957, currently ranked #6366 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, 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 1957 to 2025.
- #4,798 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,366 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,941 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanya ranks #4,798 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,366 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,941 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,798 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,366 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,941
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sanya's 1,941 recorded births place it above 93.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sanya compares
1,941 Top 23% higher than 77% of 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
Sanya's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sanya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,941 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sanya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sanya's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 108, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sanya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Sanya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (736 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Sanya's strongest decade.
736 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Sanya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 112
1960s
112 births
- 1970s 254
1970s
254 births
- 1980s 123
1980s
123 births
- 1990s 115
1990s
115 births
- 2000s
2000s
736 births
- 2010s
2010s
458 births
- 2020s 131
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 736 births (38% of all-time use).
How Sanya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sanya's total volume
Sanya by state
Where Sanya concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 165 | 8.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 98 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 78 | 4.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 55 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 41 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 22 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 18 | 0.9% |
165 of 1,941 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Sanya appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sanya's data
- Sanya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (736 total births); usage has since declined to 131 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sanyas (165 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sanya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Sanya 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.