Saniah
Saniah was the 8265th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1550th with 148 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,160 places. More babies were named Saniah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,265 girls, down 3,920 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007148 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,590babies recorded
Saniah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,265 | 13 |
| 2020 | #4,345 | 32 |
| 2010 | #1,791 | 115 |
| 2000 | #10,579 | 9 |
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How popular is Saniah, counting every spelling?
Saniah is a spelling of Sania, a name family that had 35 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 35 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sania | 22 | #5,682 | 104 |
| Saniah | 13 | #8,265 | 67 |
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 Saniah?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Saniah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Saniah 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Saniah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Saniah?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Saniah are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 14 and 21. That makes Saniah 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Saniah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Saniah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Saniah
How popular is the name Saniah?
Saniah was the 8265th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1550th with 148 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,160 places. More babies were named Saniah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Saniah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Saniah in the US.