How Many People Are Named Sanijah?
An estimated 45 people in the United States have the first name Sanijah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Sanijah peaked in popularity in 2011 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sanijah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, state-by-state birth registrations, and, when available, a 2020 Census snapshot showing who had the name at that point in time. You can also check how many people share the full name Sanijah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Sanijah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
45
About 1 in 7,616,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2011
15 births
Total Registered
46
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sanijah
Sanijah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 46 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sanijah as a female name
Ranked #8,130 in 2011
15 female births in 2011
Peak: 2011 (15 births)
Sanijah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sanijah span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 25 babies were registered. Sanijah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Sanijah by Decade
How has Sanijah 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.
Sanijah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sanijah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sanijah
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sanijah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sanijah?
We estimate approximately 45 people named Sanijah 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 7,616,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Sanijah a common name?
Sanijah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sanijah most popular?
Sanijah reached peak popularity in 2011, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sanijah is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The popularity chart tracks birth registrations, not people currently alive. It shows how often Sanijah was given to babies from 1880 through 2024, which is why it is the best tool on the page for seeing long-run naming trends.
Is Sanijah a female name?
Sanijah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
Why can Sanijah have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because a name can build up a large population over many decades. Sanijah peaked in 2011, and the average living bearer is about 18 years old, so a name can still have millions of living bearers even after it stops feeling current for newborns.
How many Sanijah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sanijah Smith, Sanijah Johnson, Sanijah 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me