Saniyah
Saniyah was the 1284th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 175 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 507th with 595 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 353 places. More babies were named Saniyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,284 girls, down 4 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 175girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009595 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,300babies recorded
Saniyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,284 | 175 |
| 2020 | #1,280 | 175 |
| 2010 | #580 | 507 |
| 2000 | #9,747 | 10 |
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How popular is Saniyah, counting every spelling?
Saniyah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #971 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,284 for Saniyah on its own. Together these spellings went to 248 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saniyah | 175 | #1,284 | 852 |
| Saniya | 73 | #2,453 | 409 |
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 Saniyah?
175 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Saniyah (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Saniyah 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 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Saniyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Saniyah?
About 7,200 people born in the US named Saniyah are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 10 and 19. That makes Saniyah 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.
Saniyah by state
How common Saniyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.3×), Virginia (2.2×), North Carolina (1.9×), Pennsylvania (1.9×), Florida (1.6×). In 31 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 Saniyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Saniyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Saniyah
How popular is the name Saniyah?
Saniyah was the 1284th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 175 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 507th with 595 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 353 places. More babies were named Saniyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Saniyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Saniyah in the US.
Where is Saniyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Saniyah was most common in Georgia (0.24 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and South Carolina.