Sanaa
Sanaa was the 2116th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 89 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 606th with 482 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 884 places. More babies were named Sanaa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,116 girls, down 615 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 89girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006482 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,146babies recorded
Sanaa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,116 | 89 |
| 2020 | #1,501 | 143 |
| 2010 | #791 | 349 |
| 2000 | #4,378 | 28 |
| 1990 | #9,080 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sanaa, counting every spelling?
Sanaa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sanaa?
89 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sanaa (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sanaa 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 94 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sanaa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sanaa?
About 6,100 people born in the US named Sanaa are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 12 and 21. That makes Sanaa 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.
Sanaa by state
How common Sanaa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (2.6×), Georgia (2.0×), New York (1.7×). In 36 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
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Questions about the name Sanaa
How popular is the name Sanaa?
Sanaa was the 2116th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 89 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 606th with 482 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 884 places. More babies were named Sanaa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sanaa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sanaa in the US.
Where is Sanaa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sanaa was most common in North Carolina (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Georgia.