Sanay is a very rare variant of Sanaa that peaked in 2014 and has since faded.
Sanay is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,761 for boy births in the United States (and #24,269 across all names), given to 6 babies. Sanay first appears in 2004 and peaked in 2014 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,761 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,680 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,696 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,105 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,550 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,605 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,658 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,609 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,672 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,506 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,558 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,007 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #16,606 | #11,934 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,132 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,610 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #19,991 | — |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #16,745 | #13,652 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #14,229 | #9,951 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,112 |