Sana

“Shine, radiance, splendor” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1434 in the US (2025) · Trending

Sana is climbing: on the charts since 1923, it is ranked #1434 in 2025, with about 150 girls given the name last year. Roughly 4,900 have carried it all-time. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the Northeast in the 1980s and 1990s, strongest in the West today.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 2,100 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 2,200 girls in Norway (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sanas

Sana Khan — former Indian film actress
Sana Mir — Pakistani women cricketer
Sana Saeed — Indian actress
Sana Amin Sheikh — Indian actress
Sana Javed — Pakistani actress and model

In stories & tradition

Sana Natori — fictional human
Sana Bakkoush — Skam
Sana Kurata — Kodocha

What Sanas become

Among 155 notable people named Sana:

Entertainers appear 3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sana Khan, former Indian film actress.

Similar names: Sanaa · Asma · Zaniyah · Manha · Asiya · Sariyah

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