Sana

Meaning and origin of Sana

Popularity of Sana in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2011.
• Over recent years, Sana has been stable (−1.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Sana every 9 schools, all spellings combined.

Sana in English-speaking countries

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  368^th girls’ name28 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,418

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  456^th girls’ name78 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,981+2.8% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  628^th girls’ name182 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,219−0.8% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  655^th girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,632

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,404^th girls’ name475 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,173+5.4% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Sana and Sanâ are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Sanâ10
• Sanaa245
• Sanna (in French)40
• Sanah (in French)35
• Sanâa15
• Sahana15
• Sannah10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Sana

• Salma
• Selma
• Safa
• Saja
• Sidra
• Awa
• Isra
• Marwa
• Meryem
• Israa
• Assil
• Layan

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin