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Girl name

Sanaz

100% girls · last recorded 2018

Sanaz has been given to about 142 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 138
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sanaz per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time142

How popular is Sanaz?

Its best year was 1991, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 7322nd. The typical living American called Sanaz is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Sanaz

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sana0.75
  2. Sanaa0.70
  3. Sanai0.70
  4. Sarah0.60
  5. Shannan0.63
  6. Sara0.60
  7. Shana0.60
  8. Santa0.60

Middle names for Sanaz

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

Sibling names for Sanaz

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.62
  2. Dustinbrother · 0.59
  3. Amandasister · 0.59
  4. Jessicasister · 0.59
  5. Justinbrother · 0.58
  6. Adambrother · 0.57

Where Sanaz is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.