Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Sania

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,682 Trend ↓ Falling 28%
Rank 2025
#5,682
among girls · ↑248 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
22
named Sania · +5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 73,058
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
163 babies
All-time total
1,906
#4,845 all-time among girls
First recorded
1967
in Social Security records

Sania popularity over time

1,906 babies have been named Sania since 1967, 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 2006Girls

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
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 5 1 – #7,624
1970s 15 2 +200% #5,384
1980s 35 4 +133% #6,243
1990s 158 16 +351% #4,436
2000s 1,113 111 +604% #1,396
2010s 437 44 -61% #2,508
2020s (to 2025) 143 24 -45% #3,769

Where Sania 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 21 0.01 outside top 500
2027 20 0.01 outside top 500
2028 19 0.01 outside top 500
2029 19 0.01 outside top 500
2030 18 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Sania

Sania is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,682 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1967, 1,906 American babies have been named Sania. Its peak came in 2006, when 163 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 Sania stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sania?

The median living Sania is about 18 years old; half are between 14 and 22. An estimated 1,900 people named Sania are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Sania year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 22 #5,682
2024 21 #5,930
2023 22 #5,711
2022 16 #7,240
2021 23 #5,539
2020 39 #3,769
2019 26 #5,143
2018 31 #4,541
2017 36 #4,136
2016 44 #3,574
2015 49 #3,339
2014 46 #3,478
2013 33 #4,411
2012 45 #3,574
2011 73 #2,508
2010 54 #3,114
2009 108 #1,944
2008 132 #1,701
2007 155 #1,502
2006 163 #1,396
2005 126 #1,614
2004 122 #1,606
2003 121 #1,603
2002 98 #1,839
2001 54 #2,761
2000 34 #3,793
1995 15 #6,194
1990 9 #9,082
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Famous people named Sania

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

  1. 1 Sania Mirza Sania Mirza Indian tennis player (born 1986) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Sania?

The median living Sania is about 18 years old. Half of all living Sanias are between 14 and 22 years old.

How many people named Sania are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Sania are alive in the United States, based on 1,906 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sania in 2025?

Sania ranked #5,682 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sania?

1,906 babies have been named Sania in the United States since 1967, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sania most popular?

Sania peaked in 2006, when 163 newborns received the name.

Is Sania a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Sania rising or falling?

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

Will Sania become more popular?

Sania is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 18 girls named Sania 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 Sania?

Well-known people named Sania include Sania Mirza (tennis player).

Names like Sania

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

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