Sanaa

“Variant of Sana — shine, radiance, splendor” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #2116 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Sanaa's best rank, #606, came in 2006; it has settled back to #2116 today. Roughly 6,100 girls have been named Sanaa since 1977.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,800 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sanaas

Among 54 notable people named Sanaa:

Entertainers appear 2.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sanaa Lathan, American actress.

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