The first name Sanai
A girl’s name from Persian.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Persian origin
A female given name from Persian.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sanai at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 160 girls born in the United States were named Sanai, the 1,378th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2008, when 297 were.
4,261
babies named Sanai since 1880
#1,378
rank in 2025
2008
peak year
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.
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Sanai?
- Sanai comes from Persian.
- Is Sanai a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 4,261 US babies named Sanai since 1880 were girls.
- When was Sanai most popular?
- 2008 in the United States, when 297 babies were named Sanai, its highest rank at 924th.