Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Sanaya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,890 Trend ↓ Falling 34%
Rank 2025
#2,890
among girls · ↓235 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
59
named Sanaya · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 27,242
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
135 babies
All-time total
1,869
#4,913 all-time among girls
First recorded
1996
in Social Security records

Sanaya popularity over time

1,869 babies have been named Sanaya since 1996, 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 2016Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 19 2 – #10,172
2000s 550 55 +2795% #2,188
2010s 918 92 +67% #1,626
2020s (to 2025) 382 64 -31% #2,114

Where Sanaya 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 55 0.03 outside top 500
2027 53 0.03 outside top 500
2028 50 0.03 outside top 500
2029 48 0.03 outside top 500
2030 47 0.03 outside top 500

Where Sanaya is most popular

Girls named Sanaya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.036 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, New Jersey, and Illinois.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sanaya 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
New York 42 0.106 +192%
New Jersey 11 0.061 +68%
Illinois 10 0.044 +20%
California 28 0.033 -8%
Virginia 5 0.029 -19%
Georgia 5 0.022 -39%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -40%
Florida 8 0.019 -49%
Texas 13 0.016 -56%
Alaska – – –
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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 Sanaya

Sanaya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,890 in 2025 with 59 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 1,869 American babies have been named Sanaya. Its peak came in 2016, when 135 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Sanaya?

The median living Sanaya is about 10 years old; half are between 7 and 17. An estimated 1,900 people named Sanaya are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Sanaya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 59 #2,890
2024 66 #2,655
2023 51 #3,220
2022 67 #2,633
2021 52 #3,152
2020 87 #2,114
2019 76 #2,369
2018 115 #1,784
2017 115 #1,813
2016 135 #1,626
2015 114 #1,828
2014 98 #2,023
2013 77 #2,382
2012 63 #2,799
2011 60 #2,902
2010 65 #2,749
2009 91 #2,188
2008 70 #2,657
2007 83 #2,326
2006 65 #2,752
2005 59 #2,821
2004 63 #2,646
2003 50 #3,031
2002 31 #4,157
2001 25 #4,809
2000 13 #7,954
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Famous people named Sanaya

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

  1. 1 Sanaya Irani Sanaya Irani Indian actress (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Sanaya?

The median living Sanaya is about 10 years old. Half of all living Sanayas are between 7 and 17 years old.

How many people named Sanaya are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Sanaya are alive in the United States, based on 1,869 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sanaya in 2025?

Sanaya ranked #2,890 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 59 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sanaya?

1,869 babies have been named Sanaya in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sanaya most popular?

Sanaya peaked in 2016, when 135 newborns received the name.

Is Sanaya a boy or girl name?

Sanaya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sanaya rising or falling?

Sanaya is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sanaya become more popular?

Sanaya is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 47 girls named Sanaya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sanaya?

Well-known people named Sanaya include Sanaya Irani (actor).

Names like Sanaya

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

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