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Sanaa

/səˈnɑ/ · 100% girls · 89 born in 2025

Sanaa has been given to about 6,146 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/səˈnɑ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,108
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sanaa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 482
  • Born in 202589
  • All time6,146
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Sanaa?

Its best year was 2006, when 482 babies were given the name, ranking 606th. The typical living American called Sanaa is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maryland, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Sanaa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sana0.85
  2. Santa0.74
  3. Shanna0.71
  4. Saniya0.71
  5. Shana0.70
  6. Sara0.67
  7. Sanai0.70
  8. Savana0.69

Middle names for Sanaa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sanaa Josephine0.84
  2. Sanaa Rose0.83
  3. Sanaa Louise0.83
  4. Sanaa June0.82
  5. Sanaa Pearl0.82
  6. Sanaa Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sanaa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.94
  2. Isabelasister · 0.94
  3. Janiyahsister · 0.93
  4. Yarelisister · 0.93
  5. Campbelleither · 0.92
  6. Jamaribrother · 0.92

Where Sanaa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maryland0.01%
  2. Virginia0.01%
  3. Georgia0.01%
  4. North Carolina0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sanaa White0.78
  2. Sanaa Reyes0.78
  3. Sanaa Nguyen0.78
  4. Sanaa Moore0.78
  5. Sanaa Lee0.78
  6. Sanaa Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sanaa

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sanaa across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.