US rank #1442 Girls' name Peak 2022 4,722 births

Sana — #1442 US girls' name

4,722 babies named Sana in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101940s51950s391960s431970s1421980s4781990s8882000s11862010s12222020s709
#1442
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Sana was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

180 babies were named Sana in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sana

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,722 babies named Sana between 1923 and 2024, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sana currently holds the #1442 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 180 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,222 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Sana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 868 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sana in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,722 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,722

Since 1923

102 years of records

Peak year

2022

180 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,442

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1923

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sana popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1923

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
180
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
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Sana popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1985 (Sana as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1985 5

Sana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,222 births that decade — 26% of Sana's all-time total
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Sana by state

Where Sana concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
868 18.4%
#2 New York
563 11.9%
#3 Texas
404 8.6%
#4 Illinois
368 7.8%
#5 New Jersey
244 5.2%
#6 Virginia
178 3.8%
#7 Michigan
86 1.8%
#8 Florida
72 1.5%
California share of Sana's total US births 18.4%
Even split

868 of 4,722 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Sana appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sana?
4,722 babies have been named Sana since 1923. It currently ranks #1442 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 180 births.
When was Sana most popular?
Sana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,222 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Sana most popular?
The top states for the name Sana are California (868 births), New York (563 births), Texas (404 births).
How long has the name Sana been used?
Sana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 102 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sandra, Sandy, Sandi, Saniyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.