Saniya
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning radiant; brilliant.
Saniya by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Saniya. In the US, 184 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 654 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Saniya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Saniyahradiant, brilliant244 in the US (2017)
- Samiyaelevated, exalted135 in the US (2017)
- Safiyapure or clear88 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sariyaclouds at night; a form of Sariah75 in the US (2017)
- Saniaradiant, brilliant, shining36 in the US (2017)
- Sanyarefined or diminished; from Sanskrit san (without)31 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Saniya
Names that are said the same way as Saniya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Saniya, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Saniya
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