Girls' name · since 2002
Sanyah
Sanyah has 372 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,141 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 372
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sanyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 372 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Sanyah recorded 372 times among girls since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2024.
- #14,141 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 372 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanyah ranks #14,141 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 372 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,141 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 372
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sanyah's 372 recorded births place it above 80.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sanyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sanyah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sanyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Sanyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (218 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Sanyah's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Sanyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
218 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 218 births (59% of all-time use).
Sanyah by state
Where Sanyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 10 | 2.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.3% |
13 of 372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Sanyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (218 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sanyahs (13 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 Sanyah: 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 (~22 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, 2002–2024 (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 Sanyah 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.