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Sanah

100% girls · last recorded 2023

Sanah has been given to about 400 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 396
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sanah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 29
  • Born in 20250
  • All time400

How popular is Sanah?

Its best year was 2007, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 5074th. The typical living American called Sanah is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Sanah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sarah0.85
  2. Hannah0.82
  3. Saniyah0.80
  4. Zaniyah0.77
  5. Sana0.75
  6. Savannah0.72
  7. Savanah0.74
  8. Susannah0.72

Middle names for Sanah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sanah Eve0.80
  2. Sanah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Sanah Josephine0.78
  4. Sanah Anne0.78
  5. Sanah Rose0.77
  6. Sanah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Sanah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.78
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.77
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.77
  4. Ilianasister · 0.77
  5. Yarelisister · 0.76
  6. Mustafabrother · 0.76

Where Sanah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sanah Anderson0.74
    2. Sanah White0.72
    3. Sanah Reyes0.72
    4. Sanah Nguyen0.72
    5. Sanah Moore0.72
    6. Sanah Lee0.72

    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 Sanah

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

    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.