How Many People Are Named Saniya?
An estimated 6,833 people in the United States have the first name Saniya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Saniya peaked in popularity in 2007 with 655 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saniya 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 Saniya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Saniya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,833
About 1 in 50,162 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2007
655 births
Total Registered
6,911
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saniya
Saniya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,911 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Saniya as a female name
Ranked #2,590 in 2024
68 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (655 births)
Saniya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saniya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,837 babies were registered. Saniya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Saniya by Decade
How has Saniya 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.
Saniya by State
Birth registrations for Saniya span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Nebraska, Nevada, Kentucky. On average, about 172 Saniyas were registered per state.
Saniya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Saniya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Saniya
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Saniya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saniya?
We estimate approximately 6,833 people named Saniya 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 50,162 Americans share this first name.
Is Saniya a common name?
Saniya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,911 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saniya most popular?
Saniya reached peak popularity in 2007, when 655 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saniya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saniya a female name?
Saniya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saniya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saniya Smith, Saniya Johnson, Saniya 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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