babyNamedSanaa
“radiance, splendour”
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 584th
- births in 2023–2025
- 260
- babies born in France
- 1 in 7,407
- −4.1% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2018
Meaning and origin of Sanaa
Sanaa means “radiance, splendour” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Sanaa in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2018.
- Over recent years, Sanaa has been falling (−4.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Sanaa every 9 schools, all spellings combined.
Sanaa in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
256 babies in 3 years1 girl in 18,875−9.7% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
30 babies in 3 years1 girl in 25,594
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Sanaa and Sanâa are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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