How Many People Are Named Sahana?
An estimated 2,741 people in the United States have the first name Sahana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Sahana peaked in popularity in 2011 with 160 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sahana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sahana paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Sahana is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,741
About 1 in 125,047 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2011
160 births
Total Registered
2,768
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sahana
Sahana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,768 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sahana as a female name
Ranked #1,782 in 2024
113 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (160 births)
Sahana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sahana span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,327 babies were registered. While Sahana is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sahana by Decade
How has Sahana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sahana by State
Birth registrations for Sahana span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New Jersey. The lowest are in Minnesota, Colorado, Michigan. On average, about 100 Sahanas were registered per state.
Sahana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sahana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sahana
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sahana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sahana?
We estimate approximately 2,741 people named Sahana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 125,047 Americans share this first name.
Is Sahana a common name?
Sahana is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,768 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sahana most popular?
Sahana reached peak popularity in 2011, when 160 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sahana is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sahana a female name?
Sahana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sahana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sahana Smith, Sahana Johnson, Sahana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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