Saniyah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning radiant, brilliant.
How Saniyah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #931 |
| 2018 | #937 |
Saniyah by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Saniyah. In the US, 244 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 596 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Saniyah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sariyahprincess; a variant of Seraiah or Sarah313 in the US (2017)
- Samiyahexalted, lofty, sublime218 in the US (2017)
- Saniyaradiant; brilliant184 in the US (2017)
- Safiyahpure; serene43 in England and Wales (2025)
- Saliyahmoving; proceeding; a form of Saliyya19 in the US (2017)
- Sadiyahfortunate; happy13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Saniyah
Names that are said the same way as Saniyah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Saniyah, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Saniyah
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