The first name Sana
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 70 girls were named Sana, making it the 568th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2002, with 254 births (#172).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sana with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sana at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 151 girls born in the United States were named Sana, the 1,434th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 180 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Sana?
- In 2025, 70 girls born in England and Wales were named Sana, ranking 568th. Its peak was 2002, with 254 births.
- Is Sana a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,878 US babies named Sana since 1880 were girls.
- When was Sana most popular?
- 2022 in the United States, when 180 babies were named Sana, its highest rank at 1,316th.