Sanya
Sanya was the 6512th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1924th with 108 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,819 places. More babies were named Sanya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,512 girls, up 369 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007108 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,941babies recorded
Sanya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,512 | 18 |
| 2020 | #6,881 | 17 |
| 2010 | #2,609 | 70 |
| 2000 | #4,380 | 28 |
| 1990 | #9,967 | 8 |
| 1980 | #3,822 | 21 |
| 1970 | #2,919 | 24 |
| 1960 | #5,101 | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sanya, counting every spelling?
Sanya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 18 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 18 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanya | 18 | #6,512 | 114 |
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 Sanya?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sanya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sanya 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 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sanya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sanya?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Sanya are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 15 and 36. That makes Sanya 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.
Sanya by state
How common Sanya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 50 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 Sanya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sanya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sanya
How popular is the name Sanya?
Sanya was the 6512th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1924th with 108 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,819 places. More babies were named Sanya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sanya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sanya in the US.
Where is Sanya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sanya was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls).