Saniha
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Saniha by the numbers
Saniha was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Saniha
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Saniha. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Saniyaradiant; brilliant184 in the US (2017)
- Saniaradiant, brilliant, shining36 in the US (2017)
- Sabihamorning breeze or gentle wind19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Saliharighteous or virtuous13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Samihagenerous, magnanimous woman6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sanika9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Saniha
Names that are said the same way as Saniha, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Sanii11 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Saniha
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