How Many People Are Named Sanae?
An estimated 313 people in the United States have the first name Sanae. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Sanae peaked in popularity in 2007 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sanae as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sanae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
313
About 1 in 1,095,062 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2007
31 births
Total Registered
318
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sanae
Sanae is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 318 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sanae as a female name
Ranked #13,187 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (31 births)
Sanae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sanae span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 194 babies were registered. Sanae has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sanae by Decade
How has Sanae tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sanae by State
Sanae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sanae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sanae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sanae?
We estimate approximately 313 people named Sanae are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,095,062 Americans share this first name.
Is Sanae a common name?
Sanae is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 318 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sanae most popular?
Sanae reached peak popularity in 2007, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sanae is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sanae a female name?
Sanae is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sanae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sanae Smith, Sanae Johnson, Sanae Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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