Sana
Sana is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Japanese, Urdu.
- Arabic
- Japanese
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Sana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sana is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Japanese, Urdu.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Japanese
- Urdu
The Story of Sana
The earliest SSA record of Sana as a baby girl name dates back to 1923, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 186 newborns named Sana — #1,245 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Sana on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sana ranks #1,245 for baby girls with 186 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Sana
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Sana
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About the name Sana
Sana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Sana's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,245. Use the chart and map above to compare Sana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.