Is Sanai a boy or girl name?
Sanai is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 133 girls and 0 boys were named Sanai, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 4,101 US babies named Sanai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,584
- Babies named Sanai since 1994
- 4,101
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 297 babies
Boys and girls named Sanai, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,584 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,609 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,544 |
| 2021 | 5 | #13,737 | 141 | #1,505 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,595 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,564 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,604 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,432 |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,695 | 155 | #1,484 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,633 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,335 |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,854 | 177 | #1,330 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,114 |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,900 | 243 | #1,029 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 276 | #966 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 297 | #924 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 251 | #1,047 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 264 | #986 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,250 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,193 |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,426 | 129 | #1,518 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,374 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,133 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,577 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,259 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sanai reached #12,426 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #924 in 2008. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sanai
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.