Sahana
Sahana was the 1921st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1425th with 160 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 165 places. More babies were named Sahana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,921 girls, down 53 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 101girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011160 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,870babies recorded
Sahana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,921 | 101 |
| 2020 | #1,868 | 104 |
| 2010 | #1,499 | 150 |
| 2000 | #4,162 | 30 |
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How popular is Sahana, counting every spelling?
Sahana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,680 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,921 for Sahana on its own. Together these spellings went to 106 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahana | 101 | #1,921 | 542 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sahana?
101 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sahana (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sahana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 83 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sahana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sahana?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Sahana are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 18. That makes Sahana mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sahana by state
How common Sahana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.3×), Washington (2.1×), California (1.9×), New York (1.8×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sahana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sahana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sahana
How popular is the name Sahana?
Sahana was the 1921st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1425th with 160 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 165 places. More babies were named Sahana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sahana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sahana in the US.
Where is Sahana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sahana was most common in New Jersey (0.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and California.