The first name Sanaa
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 girls were named Sanaa, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2001, with 59 births (#496).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sanaa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sanaa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 89 girls born in the United States were named Sanaa, the 2,116th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 482 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.
Famous people named Sanaa
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Sanaa LathanAmerican actress, born 1971
- Sanaa MazharEgyptian actor, 1932–2018
- Sanaa SeifEgyptian political activist, born 1993
- Sanaa GamilEgyptian actress (1928–2002)
Questions
- How popular is the name Sanaa?
- In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Sanaa, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 2001, with 59 births.
- Is Sanaa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,146 US babies named Sanaa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Sanaa most popular?
- 2006 in the United States, when 482 babies were named Sanaa, its highest rank at 606th.