US rank #11302 Girls' name Peak 2002 1,434 births

Sneha — #11302 US girls' name

1,434 babies named Sneha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s401980s1241990s3382000s6792010s2262020s27
#11302
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Sneha was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

94 babies were named Sneha in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sneha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,434 babies named Sneha between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sneha currently holds the #11302 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 94 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sneha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 679 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sneha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 135 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sneha in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sneha 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 1,434 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.

Sneha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,434

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2002

94 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,302

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sneha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
94
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
020406080100 202420162010200419981992198619801975 9

Sneha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
679 births that decade — 47% of Sneha's all-time total
1970s401980s1241990s3382000s6792010s2262020s27

Sneha by state

Where Sneha concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sneha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
135 9.4%
#2 New Jersey
100 7.0%
#3 Texas
66 4.6%
#4 Illinois
44 3.1%
#5 New York
43 3.0%
#6 Michigan
21 1.5%
#7 Georgia
16 1.1%
#8 Florida
14 1.0%
California share of Sneha's total US births 9.4%
Even split

135 of 1,434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Sneha appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sneha?
1,434 babies have been named Sneha since 1975. It currently ranks #11302 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 94 births.
When was Sneha most popular?
Sneha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 679 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Sneha most popular?
The top states for the name Sneha are California (135 births), New Jersey (100 births), Texas (66 births).
How long has the name Sneha been used?
Sneha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sneha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Snezana, Snezhana, Snehal, Sneh. 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, 1975–2024 (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.