Sanela
Sanela is a Bosnian first name shared by the following women:Sanela Diana Jenkins, Bosnian entrepreneur and philanthropist Sanela Knezović, Bosnian-born Croatian handball player Sanela Redžić, Bosnian disabled athlete Sanela Sijerčić, Bosnian folk singer
- Croatian
- Slovene
Meaning & Origin of Sanela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sanela is a Bosnian first name shared by the following women:Sanela Diana Jenkins, Bosnian entrepreneur and philanthropist Sanela Knezović, Bosnian-born Croatian handball player Sanela Redžić, Bosnian disabled athlete Sanela Sijerčić, Bosnian folk singer
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Croatian
- Slovene
The Story of Sanela
Sanela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 7 Sanelas were born — ranking #8,047 that year. As of 2026, Sanela ranks #15,152 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 77 Sanelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Sanela
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sanela. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Sanela
Phonetically similar names — useful when Sanela is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Sinhala
- Zanella
- Semilla
- Sunnily
- Cinelli
- Simila
- Senil
- Scincella
- Somali
- Santella
- Simile
- Scintilla
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Sanela
Sanela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 77 births in the dataset. Sanela's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #8,047. Use the chart and map above to compare Sanela'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 .
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