Is Saniyah a boy or girl name?
Saniyah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 176 girls and 0 boys were named Saniyah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,122 US babies named Saniyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,306
- Babies named Saniyah since 1997
- 7,122
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 595 babies
Boys and girls named Saniyah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,306 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,469 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,315 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,324 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,285 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,306 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 285 | #937 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,045 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,091 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 292 | #931 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 313 | #875 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 324 | #827 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 412 | #684 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 468 | #619 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 507 | #580 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 595 | #507 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 564 | #546 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 528 | #568 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 396 | #715 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 327 | #795 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 273 | #893 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,295 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,138 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,872 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,746 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,129 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,148 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,641 |
Highest rank
Saniyah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #507 in 2009. 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 Saniyah
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.