US rank #12770 Girls' name Peak 2007 372 births

Sanyah — #12770 US girls' name

372 babies named Sanyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s2182010s1272020s27
#12770
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 28% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Sanyah was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

46 babies were named Sanyah in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 372 babies named Sanyah between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sanyah currently holds the #12770 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 218 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sanyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sanyah in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanyah 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 372 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.

Sanyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

372

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2007

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,770

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sanyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
46
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
01020304050 20242020201720142011200820052002 9

Sanyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
218 births that decade — 59% of Sanyah's all-time total
2000s2182010s1272020s27

Sanyah by state

Where Sanyah concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Sanyah
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%
California share of Sanyah's total US births 3.5%
Even split

13 of 372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanyah?
372 babies have been named Sanyah since 2002. It currently ranks #12770 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 46 births.
When was Sanyah most popular?
Sanyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 218 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Sanyah most popular?
The top states for the name Sanyah are California (13 births), Florida (10 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Sanyah been used?
Sanyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sanyah?
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.

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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, 2002–2024 (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.