How Many People Are Named Sanaa?
An estimated 5,983 people in the United States have the first name Sanaa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Sanaa peaked in popularity in 2006 with 482 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sanaa 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 Sanaa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Sanaa is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,983
About 1 in 57,288 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2006
482 births
Total Registered
6,055
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sanaa
Sanaa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,055 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sanaa as a female name
Ranked #2,397 in 2024
76 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (482 births)
Sanaa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sanaa span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,177 babies were registered. Sanaa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sanaa by Decade
How has Sanaa 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.
Sanaa by State
Birth registrations for Sanaa span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Kentucky, Delaware. On average, about 172 Sanaas were registered per state.
Sanaa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sanaa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sanaa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sanaa?
We estimate approximately 5,983 people named Sanaa 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 57,288 Americans share this first name.
Is Sanaa a common name?
Sanaa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,055 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sanaa most popular?
Sanaa reached peak popularity in 2006, when 482 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sanaa is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sanaa a female name?
Sanaa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sanaa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sanaa Smith, Sanaa Johnson, Sanaa 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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