Given name
Saniya
“a moment in time preserved”
Saniya is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “a moment in time preserved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “a moment in time preserved.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saniya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,985
- 0 boys · 6,985 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 655 babies
- 2025
- 73
- #2,453 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 73 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,453 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 46.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 655 in 2007. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,371 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.
Saniya’s family of names
Saniya has a related form in Saniyah. Saniya has a related form in Sania. Saniya has a related form in Sanya.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Saniya
- Saniya HabboubLebanese medical doctor1901–1983
- Saniya AnklesariaIndian actressborn 2001
- Saniya ChongAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
- Saniya RiversAmerican basketball player (born 2003)
- Saniya ShaikhIndian sport shooterborn 1992
- Saniya IyappanIndian actress (born 2002)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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