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Sania

Girl

Meaning of Sania: Arabic & Persian: 'brilliant'

Sania is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5398th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5398

22 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,906

First recorded 1967 · peak 2006

Trend

falling

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 24 babies1997: 22 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 34 babies20002001: 54 babies2002: 98 babies2003: 121 babies2004: 122 babies2005: 126 babies2006: 163 babies2007: 155 babies2008: 132 babies2009: 108 babies2010: 54 babies20102011: 73 babies2012: 45 babies2013: 33 babies2014: 46 babies2015: 49 babies2016: 44 babies2017: 36 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 26 babies2020: 39 babies20202021: 23 babies2022: 16 babies2023: 22 babies2024: 21 babies2025: 22 babies
US babies named Sania per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 163.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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