Sanaiyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sah-NYE-ah
- Origin
- Modern
Sanaiyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Sanaiyah come from?
Modern: spelling of Sanaiya; probably a variant of Sanaya or Saniyah
Meaning borrowed from Sanaiya.
Is Sanaiyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Sanaiyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Sanaiyah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Sanaiyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sanaiyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
Names like Sanaiyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah Aaliyah Kaliyah Jaliyah Aziyah Zaliyah Alaiyah Samiyah Naziyah Kamiyah Safa Hadassah
Names related to Sanaiyah
Saniyah Shanaya Saniya Sanaya Shaniyah Sayani Saniah Zanayah
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sanaiyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sanaiyah, updated 20 October 2026.