Given name & surname
Sania
“a moment in time preserved”
Sania is a variant of Saniya. One Indian interpretation is “a moment in time preserved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sania is a variant of Saniya. One Indian interpretation is “a moment in time preserved.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sania is a variant of Saniya. An origin associated with Saniya is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sania through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,906
- 0 boys · 1,906 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 163 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,682 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,682 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 163 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,263 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sania’s family of names
Sania has a related form in Saniya. In Greek usage, Sania as a surname is a transliteration of Σανιά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Sania
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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