Around the globe, ซานิยา (Saniya 
, ซานิยา 
) is a common predominantly girly, but very seldom boy's first name. The given name ซานิยา is habitual in Maldives, where it is quite a rare female name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare mostly feminine, but seldom masculine name, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare predominantly girly, but scarcely masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh. Much less frequently, ซานิยา is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Saniya | Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia |
| ซานิยา | Thailand |