How Many People Are Named Sana?
An estimated 4,595 people in the United States have the first name Sana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Sana peaked in popularity in 2022 with 180 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sana 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 Sana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,595
About 1 in 74,593 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2022
180 births
Total Registered
4,727
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sana
Sana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,727 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Sana as a male name
Ranked #7,394 in 1985
5 male births in 1985
Peak: 1985 (5 births)
Sana as a female name
Ranked #1,449 in 2024
152 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (180 births)
Sana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sana span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,222 babies were registered. While Sana is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sana by Decade
How has Sana 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.
Sana by State
Birth registrations for Sana span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Utah, Connecticut, Colorado. On average, about 167 Sanas were registered per state.
Sana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sana
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sana?
We estimate approximately 4,595 people named Sana 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 74,593 Americans share this first name.
Is Sana a common name?
Sana is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,727 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sana most popular?
Sana reached peak popularity in 2022, when 180 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sana is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sana a female name?
Sana is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sana Smith, Sana Johnson, Sana 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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