How Many People Are Named Sanyla?
An estimated 208 people in the United States have the first name Sanyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Sanyla peaked in popularity in 2012 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sanyla 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 Sanyla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
208
About 1 in 1,647,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2012
19 births
Total Registered
210
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sanyla
Sanyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 210 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sanyla as a female name
Ranked #14,928 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (19 births)
Sanyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sanyla span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 113 babies were registered. While Sanyla is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sanyla by Decade
How has Sanyla 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.
Sanyla by State
Sanyla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sanyla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sanyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sanyla?
We estimate approximately 208 people named Sanyla 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 1,647,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Sanyla a common name?
Sanyla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 210 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sanyla most popular?
Sanyla reached peak popularity in 2012, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sanyla is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sanyla a female name?
Sanyla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sanyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sanyla Smith, Sanyla Johnson, Sanyla 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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