Girls' name · since 1923
Sana
4,873 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.
- #2,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,430 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,873
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,873 babies have been named Sana since 1923, making it today's #1430 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sana recorded 4,873 times among girls since 1923, holding rank #1430 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #2,626 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,430 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,873 born since 1923
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sana ranks #2,626 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,430 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,873 born since 1923, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,430 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,873
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sana's 4,873 recorded births place it above 96.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sana compares
4,873 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sana's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,873 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 180 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sana's full recorded timeline at 1991, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 180 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 180
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Sana popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1985 (Sana as boys' name)
Sana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,222 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Sana's strongest decade.
1,222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Sana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s 142
1970s
142 births
- 1980s 478
1980s
478 births
- 1990s
1990s
888 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,186 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,222 births
- 2020s
2020s
860 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,222 births (25% of all-time use).
How Sana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sana's total volume
Sana by state
Where Sana concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 909 | 18.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 577 | 11.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 424 | 8.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 368 | 7.6% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 252 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 190 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 86 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 72 | 1.5% |
909 of 4,873 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Sana appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sana's data
- Sana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,222 total births) through the 2020s (860) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sanas (909 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~102 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.