girl's name
Saniya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,858
Scotland
#759
2005 births
Saniya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 73 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2007, when 655 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 45,417 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1987.
Saniya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 121 |
| 2000s | 3,837 |
| 2010s | 2,507 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 515 |
How popular is Saniya?
In 2025, Saniya was given to 73 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Saniya 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 Saniya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Saniya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Saniya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Saniya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Saniya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Saniya
How popular is the name Saniya?
In 2025, Saniya was given to 73 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Saniya a girl's or a boy's name?
Saniya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Saniya most popular?
Saniya peaked in 2007, when 655 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Saniya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Saniya currently ranks #2,445 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.