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Sanaya

Girl

Meaning of Sanaya: Sanskrit: 'distinguished or radiant'

Sanaya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2768th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1065th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2768

59 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1065

32 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,869

First recorded 1996 · peak 2016

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 25 babies2002: 31 babies2003: 50 babies2004: 63 babies2005: 59 babies2006: 65 babies2007: 83 babies2008: 70 babies2009: 91 babies2010: 65 babies20102011: 60 babies2012: 63 babies2013: 77 babies2014: 98 babies2015: 114 babies2016: 135 babies2017: 115 babies2018: 115 babies2019: 76 babies2020: 87 babies20202021: 52 babies2022: 67 babies2023: 51 babies2024: 66 babies2025: 59 babies
US babies named Sanaya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 135.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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