Recorded 1970–1980 Girls' name Peak 1970 55 births

Saunya — girls' name

55 babies named Saunya in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s501980s5
1970s
Peak decade

91% of everyone ever named Saunya was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

11 babies were named Saunya in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saunya

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Saunya between 1970 and 1980, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saunya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saunya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Saunya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saunya 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 55 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.

Saunya at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

55

Since 1970

11 years of records

Peak year

1970

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1970

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1980

Saunya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1970

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1970)
11
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 1980197919741973197219711970 11

Saunya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
50 births that decade — 91% of Saunya's all-time total
1970s501980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saunya?
55 babies have been named Saunya since 1970. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1970 with 11 births.
When was Saunya most popular?
Saunya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Saunya been used?
Saunya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 11 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Saunya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saundra, Saudia, Saumya, Sausha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1970–1980 (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.