Saniya

“Variant of Saniyah — Radiant” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #2453 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Saniya reached #494 in 2007 and has eased to #2453 since. About 7,000 girls have carried it since 1987. Together with its spelling variant Saniyah (#1284), Saniya would rank around #1008 with about 250 births last year — the newborns split about 71/29 between Saniyah and Saniya.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Saniyas

Saniya Habboub — Lebanese medical doctor
Saniya Anklesaria — Indian actress
Saniya Chong — American basketball player (1994-)
Saniya Rivers — basketball player
Saniya Shaikh — Indian sport shooter

What Saniyas become

Among 15 notable people named Saniya:

Sports figures appear 2.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Saniya Chong, American basketball player (1994-).

Similar names: Zaniya · Rihanna · Sanaa · Ania · Aleigha · Rania

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