Sanaya
Sanaya was the 2890th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1626th with 135 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,062 places. More babies were named Sanaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,890 girls, down 776 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016135 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,869babies recorded
Sanaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,890 | 59 |
| 2020 | #2,114 | 87 |
| 2010 | #2,749 | 65 |
| 2000 | #7,954 | 13 |
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How popular is Sanaya, counting every spelling?
Sanaya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 64 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 64 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanaya | 59 | #2,890 | 295 |
| Sanayah | 5 | #16,850 | 44 |
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 Sanaya?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sanaya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sanaya 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 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sanaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sanaya?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Sanaya are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 8 and 18. That makes Sanaya a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Sanaya by state
How common Sanaya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.9×). In 42 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
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Questions about the name Sanaya
How popular is the name Sanaya?
Sanaya was the 2890th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1626th with 135 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,062 places. More babies were named Sanaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sanaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sanaya in the US.
Where is Sanaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sanaya was most common in New York (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Illinois.