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Saniya

Girl

Meaning of Saniya: Arabic: 'radiance' or 'brilliance'

Saniya 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 — 2358th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2358

73 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,985

First recorded 1987 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 22 babies1999: 36 babies2000: 33 babies20002001: 110 babies2002: 146 babies2003: 241 babies2004: 448 babies2005: 469 babies2006: 578 babies2007: 655 babies2008: 601 babies2009: 556 babies2010: 491 babies20102011: 367 babies2012: 304 babies2013: 276 babies2014: 230 babies2015: 176 babies2016: 192 babies2017: 186 babies2018: 143 babies2019: 142 babies2020: 106 babies20202021: 109 babies2022: 85 babies2023: 73 babies2024: 69 babies2025: 73 babies
US babies named Saniya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 655.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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