Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Sanai

Meaning A female given name from Persian Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,378 Trend → Stable

A female given name from Persian.

Rank 2025
#1,378
among girls · ↑210 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
160
named Sanai · +20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,045
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
297 babies
All-time total
4,261
#2,874 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Sanai popularity over time

4,261 babies have been named Sanai since 1994, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 5 – 5 1 – #15,259
2000s 1,709 5 1,714 171 +34180% #924
2010s 1,676 15 1,691 169 -1% #1,029
2020s (to 2025) 846 5 851 142 -16% #1,378

Where Sanai is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 162 0.10 outside top 500
2027 164 0.10 outside top 500
2028 165 0.10 outside top 500
2029 167 0.10 outside top 500
2030 168 0.10 outside top 500

Where Sanai is most popular

Girls named Sanai per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.087 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Louisiana, and North Carolina.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sanai 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 Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 76 0.335 +286%
Louisiana 23 0.263 +203%
North Carolina 47 0.206 +138%
New York 75 0.189 +119%
Florida 79 0.185 +113%
New Jersey 32 0.177 +105%
Pennsylvania 23 0.097 +12%
Maryland 9 0.085 ≈ national
Ohio 19 0.080 -8%
Texas 61 0.076 -12%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -36%
Illinois 12 0.052 -40%
California 44 0.052 -40%
Virginia 8 0.047 -46%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -52%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
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 Sanai

Sanai is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,378 in 2025 with 160 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 4,261 American babies have been named Sanai. Its peak came in 2008, when 297 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Sanai stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sanai?

The median living Sanai is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 18. An estimated 4,200 people named Sanai are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Sanai year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 160 #1,378 – –
2024 133 #1,588 – –
2023 130 #1,610 – –
2022 139 #1,545 – –
2021 141 #1,505 5 #13,742
2020 143 #1,502 – –
2019 134 #1,595 – –
2018 139 #1,566 – –
2017 136 #1,604 – –
2016 162 #1,432 – –
2015 155 #1,485 5 #13,696
2014 132 #1,633 – –
2013 176 #1,335 – –
2012 177 #1,330 5 #13,856
2011 222 #1,114 – –
2010 243 #1,029 5 #13,901
2009 276 #966 – –
2008 297 #924 – –
2007 251 #1,047 – –
2006 264 #986 – –
2005 182 #1,250 – –
2004 188 #1,193 – –
2003 129 #1,519 5 #12,426
2002 68 #2,374 – –
2001 45 #3,133 – –
2000 9 #10,577 – –
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Famous people named Sanai

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sanai Sanai 12th-century Sufi poet 1080–1131 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Sanai?

The median living Sanai is about 14 years old. Half of all living Sanais are between 7 and 18 years old.

How many people named Sanai are alive today?

An estimated 4,200 people named Sanai are alive in the United States, based on 4,261 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sanai mean?

A female given name from Persian.

How popular is the name Sanai in 2025?

Sanai ranked #1,378 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 160 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sanai?

4,261 babies have been named Sanai in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sanai most popular?

Sanai peaked in 2008, when 297 newborns received the name.

Is Sanai a boy or girl name?

Sanai is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sanai rising or falling?

Sanai has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Sanai become more popular?

Sanai looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 168 girls named Sanai in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sanai?

Well-known people named Sanai include Sanai (writer).

Names like Sanai

Names that sound and feel close to Sanai: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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