Sanai
Sanai was the 1378th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 160 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 924th with 297 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 107 places. More babies were named Sanai in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,378 girls, up 124 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 160girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008297 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,261babies recorded
Sanai popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 25 since 2003.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,378 | 160 |
| 2020 | #1,502 | 143 |
| 2010 | #1,029 | 243 |
| 2000 | #10,577 | 9 |
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How popular is Sanai, counting every spelling?
Sanai is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,269 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,378 for Sanai on its own. Together these spellings went to 165 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanai | 160 | #1,378 | 703 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sanai?
160 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sanai (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sanai born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 52 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sanai.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sanai?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Sanai are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 19. That makes Sanai mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sanai by state
How common Sanai was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (3.9×), Louisiana (3.0×), North Carolina (2.4×), New York (2.2×), Florida (2.1×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sanai: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sanai, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sanai
How popular is the name Sanai?
Sanai was the 1378th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 160 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 924th with 297 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 107 places. More babies were named Sanai in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sanai a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sanai in the US.
Where is Sanai most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sanai was most common in Georgia (0.34 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and North Carolina.