How Many People Are Named Sanya?
An estimated 1,850 people in the United States have the first name Sanya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Sanya peaked in popularity in 2007 with 108 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sanya 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 Sanya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,850
About 1 in 185,273 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2007
108 births
Total Registered
1,923
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sanya
Sanya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,923 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sanya as a female name
Ranked #5,744 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (108 births)
Sanya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sanya span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 736 babies were registered. Sanya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sanya by Decade
How has Sanya 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.
Sanya by State
Birth registrations for Sanya span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in North Carolina, Maryland, Massachusetts. On average, about 40 Sanyas were registered per state.
Sanya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sanya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sanya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sanya?
We estimate approximately 1,850 people named Sanya 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 185,273 Americans share this first name.
Is Sanya a common name?
Sanya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,923 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sanya most popular?
Sanya reached peak popularity in 2007, when 108 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sanya is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sanya a female name?
Sanya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sanya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sanya Smith, Sanya Johnson, Sanya 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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