Sanam is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1997 and has since faded.
Sanam is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,360 for girl births in the United States (and #15,902 across all names), given to 11 babies. Sanam first appears in 1979 and peaked in 1997 (25 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #9,360 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #17,196 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | #7,239 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #7,209 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #11,965 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #10,348 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #9,062 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #14,105 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | #6,937 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #14,313 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #16,202 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #12,064 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #19,072 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | #10,346 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #16,906 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #17,111 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #12,478 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #8,637 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #9,998 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #11,447 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #10,291 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #10,926 |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | #6,026 |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | #7,086 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | #6,145 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #9,146 |
| 1997 | 25 | — | #4,349 |
| 1996 | 19 | — | #5,245 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #5,892 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #8,026 |
| 1993 | 16 | — | #5,889 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #8,595 |
| 1991 | 16 | — | #5,888 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | #5,773 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #6,865 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #9,050 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,976 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #4,914 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #6,361 |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #6,194 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,968 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,763 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,837 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #11,752 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,917 |