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Sanna

/ˈsænə/ · 100% girls · 8 born in 2025

Sanna has been given to about 731 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsænə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 674
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sanna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 21
  • Born in 20258
  • All time731
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Sanna?

Its best year was 2008, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 6529th. The typical living American called Sanna is about 31 years old today.

Names that sound like Sanna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sana0.96
  2. Shanna0.86
  3. Anna0.82
  4. Sanaa0.85
  5. Hanna0.82
  6. Danna0.82
  7. Janna0.82
  8. Shana0.81

Middle names for Sanna

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

Sibling names for Sanna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.80
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.79
  3. Daliasister · 0.79
  4. Barronbrother · 0.79
  5. Noemisister · 0.78
  6. Marasister · 0.77

Where Sanna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025
    6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.