Feminine dossier · first seen 1996
Sanaya
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2016
Peak era
2016
Peak births
135
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Sanaya
How many people are named Sanaya?
An estimated 1,850 living Americans are named Sanaya.
How rare is Sanaya?
Sanaya is uncommon among babies today, with 59 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 56.3% from its 2016 peak.
How old is the typical Sanaya?
The median age of a living American named Sanaya is approximately 11 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 18 years old.
Is Sanaya still popular?
Not especially. Sanaya has been declining since its 2016 peak and registered 59 births in 2025.
Where is Sanaya most common?
Sanaya has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.3× more often than the national baseline.
1996Peak 20162025
Peak year
2016
Decline from peak
56.3%
2025
59
All-time
1,869
Where it lives now
Sanaya is most concentrated in New York — about 2.0× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Sanaya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.