Is Sani a boy or girl name?

Sani is a unisex name. Of the 515 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 75.3% were girls and 24.7% were boys.

Sani

Recorded 2000–2025 · United States

Sani was most popular in 2007, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,800 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 515 people named Sani.

Sani over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sani’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sani a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sani is a unisex name — 75.3% of the 515 Americans given it were girls and 24.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 66% girls and 34% 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.

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