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Sanya

100% girls · 18 born in 2025

Sanya has been given to about 1,941 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,904
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sanya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 108
  • Born in 202518
  • All time1,941

How popular is Sanya?

Its best year was 2007, when 108 babies were given the name, ranking 1924th. The typical living American called Sanya is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like Sanya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Saniya0.92
  2. Tanya0.85
  3. Anya0.85
  4. Shaniya0.80
  5. Sonya0.78
  6. Sana0.79
  7. Santa0.79
  8. Janiya0.77

Middle names for Sanya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sanya Josephine0.84
  2. Sanya Rose0.83
  3. Sanya Louise0.83
  4. Sanya June0.82
  5. Sanya Pearl0.82
  6. Sanya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sanya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.85
  2. Estrellasister · 0.85
  3. Isabelasister · 0.84
  4. Laneysister · 0.84
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.83
  6. Alonsobrother · 0.83

Where Sanya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sanya White0.78
    2. Sanya Reyes0.78
    3. Sanya Nguyen0.78
    4. Sanya Moore0.78
    5. Sanya Lee0.78
    6. Sanya Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sanya

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.