US rank #8424 Girls' name Peak 2008 723 births

Sanna — #8424 US girls' name

723 babies named Sanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s71920s51930s191940s451950s681960s351970s671980s921990s1002000s1362010s882020s61
#8424
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Sanna was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

21 babies were named Sanna in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 723 babies named Sanna between 1894 and 2024, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sanna currently holds the #8424 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Sanna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sanna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanna 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 723 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.

Sanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

723

Since 1894

131 years of records

Peak year

2008

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,424

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1894

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1894

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
21
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
0510152025 202420142004199319831967195119361894 7

Sanna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
136 births that decade — 19% of Sanna's all-time total
1890s71920s51930s191940s451950s681960s351970s671980s921990s1002000s1362010s882020s61

Sanna by state

Where Sanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1894

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 2.1%
California share of Sanna's total US births 2.1%

15 of 723 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanna?
723 babies have been named Sanna since 1894. It currently ranks #8424 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 21 births.
When was Sanna most popular?
Sanna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Sanna most popular?
The top states for the name Sanna are California (15 births).
How long has the name Sanna been used?
Sanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 131 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sanna?
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, 1894–2024 (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.