girl's name
Sanai
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,266
Sanai is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 160 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 297 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 20,721 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
Sanai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,714 |
| 2010s | 1,691 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 851 |
How popular is Sanai?
In 2025, Sanai was given to 160 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Sanai is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Sanai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sanai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sanai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sanai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sanai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sanai
How popular is the name Sanai?
In 2025, Sanai was given to 160 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Sanai a girl's or a boy's name?
Sanai is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Sanai most popular?
Sanai peaked in 2008, when 297 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Sanai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sanai currently ranks #1,373 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.