Is Sanaya a boy or girl name?

Sanaya is a girl’s name. Of the 1,869 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Sanaya

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Sanaya was most popular in 2016, when 135 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,921 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,022, with 59 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,869 people named Sanaya.

Sanaya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sanaya’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sanaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sanaya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,869 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sanaya

Where Sanaya is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org