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Sana

/ˈsɑnə/ · 100% girls · 151 born in 2025

Sana has been given to about 4,878 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsɑnə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,805
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sana per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 180
  • Born in 2025151
  • All time4,878
  • England & Wales, 2025#568 · 70

How popular is Sana?

Its best year was 2022, when 180 babies were given the name, ranking 1316th. The typical living American called Sana is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in Virginia, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Sana

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shana0.85
  2. Sanaa0.85
  3. Dana0.81
  4. Ana0.81
  5. Shanna0.82
  6. Lana0.81
  7. Jana0.81
  8. Hana0.81

Middle names for Sana

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sana Josephine0.84
  2. Sana Rose0.83
  3. Sana Louise0.83
  4. Sana June0.82
  5. Sana Pearl0.82
  6. Sana Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sana

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.96
  2. Andiesister · 0.96
  3. Yehudabrother · 0.95
  4. Keziahsister · 0.95
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.95
  6. Emeraldsister · 0.94

Where Sana is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Virginia0.02%
  2. California0.01%
  3. New Jersey0.01%
  4. Colorado0.01%
  5. Washington0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sana White0.78
  2. Sana Reyes0.78
  3. Sana Nguyen0.78
  4. Sana Moore0.78
  5. Sana Lee0.78
  6. Sana Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sana

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sana across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.