The first name Saniyah
A girl’s name from Arabic meaning “radiant”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Saniyah means “radiant” in Arabic.
Borrowed from Arabic سنيّة (“radiant”)
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From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Saniyah, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 24 births (#1,295).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Saniyah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Saniyah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 175 girls born in the United States were named Saniyah, the 1,284th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 595 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Saniyah mean?
- Saniyah means “radiant” in Arabic.
- What is the origin of the name Saniyah?
- Borrowed from Arabic سنيّة (“radiant”)
- How popular is the name Saniyah?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Saniyah, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2011, with 24 births.
- Is Saniyah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 7,300 US babies named Saniyah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Saniyah most popular?
- 2009 in the United States, when 595 babies were named Saniyah, its highest rank at 507th.