Sana
Sana was the 1434th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 151 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1316th with 180 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 242 places. More babies were named Sana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,434 girls, up 596 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 151girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022180 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,878babies recorded
Sana popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1985.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,434 | 151 |
| 2020 | #2,030 | 92 |
| 2010 | #1,989 | 101 |
| 2000 | #1,556 | 115 |
| 1990 | #1,920 | 73 |
| 1980 | #3,481 | 24 |
| 1970 | #6,246 | 8 |
| 1960 | #5,607 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sana, counting every spelling?
Sana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,328 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,434 for Sana on its own. Together these spellings went to 151 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sana | 151 | #1,434 | 768 |
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 Sana?
151 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sana (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sana 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 56 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sana?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Sana are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 9 and 30. That makes Sana 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.
Sana by state
How common Sana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (3.5×), California (2.2×), Washington (2.2×), New Jersey (1.6×), New York (1.5×). In 35 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 Sana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sana
How popular is the name Sana?
Sana was the 1434th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 151 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1316th with 180 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 242 places. More babies were named Sana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sana in the US.
Where is Sana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sana was most common in Virginia (0.33 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Washington.