How Many People Are Named Sanaya?
An estimated 1,793 people in the United States have the first name Sanaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Sanaya peaked in popularity in 2016 with 135 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sanaya 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 Sanaya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Sanaya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,793
About 1 in 191,162 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2016
135 births
Total Registered
1,810
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sanaya
Sanaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,810 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sanaya as a female name
Ranked #2,644 in 2024
66 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (135 births)
Sanaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sanaya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 918 babies were registered. While Sanaya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sanaya by Decade
How has Sanaya 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.
Sanaya by State
Birth registrations for Sanaya span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Louisiana, Ohio, North Carolina. On average, about 67 Sanayas were registered per state.
Sanaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sanaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sanaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sanaya?
We estimate approximately 1,793 people named Sanaya 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 191,162 Americans share this first name.
Is Sanaya a common name?
Sanaya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,810 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sanaya most popular?
Sanaya reached peak popularity in 2016, when 135 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sanaya is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sanaya a female name?
Sanaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sanaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sanaya Smith, Sanaya Johnson, Sanaya 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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