Sanay
Sanay Min was the 13th king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) who reigned from 1698 to 1714. Sanay ascended to throne after his father Minye Kyawhtin died in 1698. Sanay was – like his father – ineffectual, and the power of Toungoo dynasty continued to decline.
Meaning & Origin of Sanay
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sanay Min was the 13th king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) who reigned from 1698 to 1714. Sanay ascended to throne after his father Minye Kyawhtin died in 1698. Sanay was – like his father – ineffectual, and the power of Toungoo dynasty continued to decline.
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The Story of Sanay
As a girl name
Sanay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2005, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 7 Sanays were born — ranking #13,009 that year. As of 2026, Sanay ranks #14,958 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 24 Sanays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sanay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2004, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 16 Sanays were born — ranking #5,482 that year. As of 2026, Sanay ranks #8,981 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 142 Sanays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sanay
Sanay is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 142 births in the dataset. Sanay's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #5,482. Use the chart and map above to compare Sanay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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