MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Saniya mean?
Saniya can represent Arabic Saniyya, bright or elevated in rank. A second Arabic name, Thaniya, means second and has the same familiar South Asian form. Both are feminine formations used as personal names.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सानिया
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Saniya in Indian usage
7,357 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling सानिया.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 7,243 records (98.5%).
- Recorded as male: 114 records (1.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 115 |
| 1980s | 1,885 |
| 1990s | 5,357 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,721 |
| Bihar | 1,445 |
| Rajasthan | 709 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 600 |
| Jharkhand | 492 |
| Uttarakhand | 190 |
| Other states | 200 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Saniya / F | 4 | 4,867 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Saniya; Table_6, C5759 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Saniya; Table_6, C5759