Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- brilliance; to gaze or look
Radiance, splendor, high-ranking
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sana
Pronunciation
s(a)-na
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1985 (rank #6518, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #1308, 180 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1427, 151 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 151 |
| 2024 | – | 152 |
| 2023 | – | 172 |
| 2022 | – | 180 |
| 2021 | – | 113 |
| 2020 | – | 92 |
| 2019 | – | 146 |
| 2018 | – | 139 |
| 2017 | – | 138 |
| 2016 | – | 122 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #3645, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #172, 254 births); most recent 2025 (rank #568, 70 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 70 |
| 2024 | – | 55 |
| 2023 | – | 57 |
| 2022 | – | 91 |
| 2021 | – | 74 |
| 2020 | – | 78 |
| 2019 | – | 64 |
| 2018 | – | 64 |
| 2017 | – | 88 |
| 2016 | – | 80 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #2729, 8 births); most recent 2017 (rank #3024, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #185, 356 births); most recent 2023 (rank #281, 220 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 220 |
| 2022 | – | 208 |
| 2021 | – | 210 |
| 2020 | – | 202 |
| 2019 | – | 242 |
| 2018 | – | 241 |
| 2017 | 7 | 264 |
| 2016 | – | 298 |
| 2015 | 8 | 315 |
| 2014 | – | 311 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #528, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #286, 11 births); most recent 2024 (rank #638, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #300, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #348, 9 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence