Girls' name · since 2004

Sanyla

Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 219 babies named Sanyla, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,899 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,579 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
219
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Sanyla is the #10579 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 219 recorded since 2004.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanyla has been recorded 219 times among girls since 2004, currently ranked #10579 nationally and more common than 39% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.

  • #18,899 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,579 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 219 born since 2004
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanyla ranks #18,899 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,579 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 219 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.

#18,899 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,579 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
219
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%38.8%
Sanyla vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sanyla's 219 recorded births place it above 73.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.

How Sanyla compares

219 39th percentile among 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

Sanyla's all-time total is 42% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Sanyla Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 219 376 567,345
Peak-year births 19 21 19,840

Sanyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sanyla's full recorded timeline at 2015, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sanyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
19
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
5101520 20042008201120142017202020232025 9

Sanyla by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (113 births, 52% of the file).

2010s was Sanyla's strongest decade.

113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Sanyla births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 113 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Sanyla by state

Where Sanyla concentrates geographically, total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sanyla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 2.3%
Florida share of Sanyla's total US births 2.3%

5 of 219 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanyla?
Sanyla has been given to 219 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,899 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #10,579 of 17,297. 19 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Sanyla sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanyla ranks #18,899 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,579 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sanyla most popular?
Sanyla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Sanyla most popular?
The top states for the name Sanyla are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Sanyla been used?
Records for Sanyla go back to 2004, giving 22 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Sanyla?
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.

What to do with Sanyla's data

  • Sanyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Florida records the most Sanylas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sanyla

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sanyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2025 (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 Sanyla 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.