Sanaya is a distinctive choice, ranked #1065 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Sanaya in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1065
About the Name Sanaya
Sanaya is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 332 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #852 in 2016 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2001.
Sanaya is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sanaya
Unlikely. With around 32 UK babies named Sanaya per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sanaya in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sanaya is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 332 places over the last five years to #1065 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Sanaya is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Sanaya include: Anzor Sanaya — Anzor Zurabovich Sanaya is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.; Zurab Sanaya — Zurab Vladimirovich Sanaya is a Russian professional football coach and a former player..
Sanaya does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Sanayas in the wild.
32
UK babies named Sanaya (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 332 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sanaya
Likely around 1 other Sanaya in the class
UK Popularity (2001–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Sanaya
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Zurab Vladimirovich Sanaya is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1985 for FC Nart Cherkessk.