Sanaya
Girl name
Sanaya meaning
Noble, Admirable and Praiseworthy. Sanaya (not to be confused with Sanayah) is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means noble and honorable.It is derived from the S-N-A (flash of light, sublime, superb) root which is used in Chapter 24 of the Quran.
Sanaya at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
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- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- ثانيةAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Quranic name
- The source text calls it an indirect Quranic name
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #2,629 in 2024
Sanaya popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 |
| 2000 | #7,578 | 13 |
| 2010 | #2,725 | 65 |
| 2016 | #1,622 | 135 |
| 2020 | #2,099 | 87 |
| 2024 | #2,629 | 66 |
All 28 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 |
| 2000 | #7,578 | 13 |
| 2001 | #4,688 | 25 |
| 2002 | #4,071 | 31 |
| 2003 | #2,999 | 50 |
| 2004 | #2,619 | 63 |
| 2005 | #2,787 | 59 |
| 2006 | #2,728 | 65 |
| 2007 | #2,311 | 83 |
| 2008 | #2,630 | 70 |
| 2009 | #2,183 | 91 |
| 2010 | #2,725 | 65 |
| 2011 | #2,867 | 60 |
| 2012 | #2,770 | 63 |
| 2013 | #2,362 | 77 |
| 2014 | #2,010 | 98 |
| 2015 | #1,823 | 114 |
| 2016 | #1,622 | 135 |
| 2017 | #1,803 | 115 |
| 2018 | #1,774 | 115 |
| 2019 | #2,355 | 76 |
| 2020 | #2,099 | 87 |
| 2021 | #3,110 | 52 |
| 2022 | #2,601 | 67 |
| 2023 | #3,175 | 51 |
| 2024 | #2,629 | 66 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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