Sanaya is a rare variant of Saniyah that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Sanaya is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,890 for girl births in the United States (and #5,070 across all names), given to 59 babies. Sanaya first appears in 1996 and peaked in 2016 (135 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | #2,890 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | #2,655 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | #3,220 |
| 2022 | 67 | 67 | #2,633 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | #3,152 |
| 2020 | 87 | 87 | #2,114 |
| 2019 | 76 | 76 | #2,369 |
| 2018 | 115 | 115 | #1,784 |
| 2017 | 115 | 115 | #1,813 |
| 2016 | 135 | 135 | #1,626 |
| 2015 | 114 | 114 | #1,828 |
| 2014 | 98 | 98 | #2,023 |
| 2013 | 77 | 77 | #2,382 |
| 2012 | 63 | 63 | #2,799 |
| 2011 | 60 | 60 | #2,902 |
| 2010 | 65 | 65 | #2,749 |
| 2009 | 91 | 91 | #2,188 |
| 2008 | 70 | 70 | #2,657 |
| 2007 | 83 | 83 | #2,326 |
| 2006 | 65 | 65 | #2,752 |
| 2005 | 59 | 59 | #2,821 |
| 2004 | 63 | 63 | #2,646 |
| 2003 | 50 | 50 | #3,031 |
| 2002 | 31 | 31 | #4,157 |
| 2001 | 25 | 25 | #4,809 |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | #7,954 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #10,172 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #15,640 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #15,375 |