How Many People Are Named Sanyia?
An estimated 263 people in the United States have the first name Sanyia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Sanyia peaked in popularity in 2007 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sanyia 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 Sanyia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
263
About 1 in 1,303,248 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2007
31 births
Total Registered
266
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sanyia
Sanyia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 266 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sanyia as a female name
Ranked #17,340 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2007 (31 births)
Sanyia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sanyia span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 166 babies were registered. Sanyia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sanyia by Decade
How has Sanyia 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.
Sanyia by State
Sanyia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sanyia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sanyia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sanyia?
We estimate approximately 263 people named Sanyia 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 1,303,248 Americans share this first name.
Is Sanyia a common name?
Sanyia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 266 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sanyia most popular?
Sanyia reached peak popularity in 2007, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sanyia is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sanyia a female name?
Sanyia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sanyia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sanyia Smith, Sanyia Johnson, Sanyia 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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