Girls' name · since 1975
Sneha
Sneha has 1,439 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,349 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,439
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,439 babies have been named Sneha since 1975, making it today's #15349 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sneha has been recorded 1,439 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #15349 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,857 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,349 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,439 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sneha ranks #5,857 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,349 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,439 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,349 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,439
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sneha's 1,439 recorded births place it above 91.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sneha compares
1,439 Top 27% higher than 73% of 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
Sneha's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sneha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,439 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sneha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sneha splits its recorded history at 1999: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2025 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 94 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sneha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Sneha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (679 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Sneha's strongest decade.
679 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Sneha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 124
1980s
124 births
- 1990s
1990s
338 births
- 2000s
2000s
679 births
- 2010s 226
2010s
226 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 679 births (47% of all-time use).
How Sneha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sneha's total volume
Sneha by state
Where Sneha concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 135 | 9.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 100 | 6.9% |
| #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% |
135 of 1,439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Sneha appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sneha's data
- Sneha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (679 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Snehas (135 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 Sneha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Sneha 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.