boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Sanad

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,332 Trend ↑ Rising 212%
Rank 2025
#1,332
among boys · ↑30 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
145
named Sanad · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,780
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
145 babies
All-time total
993
#5,159 all-time among boys
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Sanad popularity over time

993 babies have been named Sanad since 1991, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 53 5 – #5,441
2000s 88 9 +66% #5,447
2010s 242 24 +175% #2,934
2020s (to 2025) 610 102 +320% #1,332

Where Sanad is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 175 0.10 outside top 500
2027 205 0.12 outside top 500
2028 235 0.14 outside top 500
2029 264 0.15 outside top 500
2030 291 0.17 outside top 500

Where Sanad is most popular

Boys named Sanad per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.065 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, New York, and Illinois.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Sanad born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 46 0.225 +247%
New York 70 0.162 +150%
Illinois 41 0.160 +148%
Ohio 26 0.098 +52%
Virginia 15 0.079 +22%
Texas 61 0.069 +7%
North Carolina 16 0.063 ≈ national
California 47 0.051 -21%
Louisiana 5 0.049 -24%
Florida 20 0.042 -35%
Maryland 5 0.042 -35%
New Jersey 7 0.035 -46%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -71%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sanad

Sanad is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,332 in 2025 with 145 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 993 American babies have been named Sanad. Its peak came in 2025, when 145 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sanad stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sanad?

The median living Sanad is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 9. An estimated 1,000 people named Sanad are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sanad year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 145 #1,332
2024 139 #1,362
2023 122 #1,478
2022 89 #1,823
2021 64 #2,217
2020 51 #2,541
2019 41 #2,987
2018 41 #2,934
2017 36 #3,241
2016 27 #3,968
2015 24 #4,270
2014 18 #5,223
2013 21 #4,587
2012 9 #8,751
2011 16 #5,633
2010 9 #8,666
2009 12 #7,156
2008 17 #5,447
2007 9 #8,797
2006 10 #7,894
2005 6 #11,216
2004 11 #6,894
2003 12 #6,188
2002 – –
2001 6 #10,322
2000 5 #11,814
1995 8 #6,868
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sanad, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sanad?

The median living Sanad is about 4 years old. Half of all living Sanads are between 1 and 9 years old.

How many people named Sanad are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Sanad are alive in the United States, based on 993 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sanad in 2025?

Sanad ranked #1,332 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 145 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sanad?

993 babies have been named Sanad in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sanad most popular?

Sanad peaked in 2025, when 145 newborns received the name.

Is Sanad a boy or girl name?

Sanad is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sanad rising or falling?

Sanad is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sanad become more popular?

Sanad is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 291 boys named Sanad in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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