Girl name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Sana

SAH-nah · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Brilliance; radiance
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
modern
Themes
light · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1449
2024 births152
Peak year2022
First appeared1923
Total US births4,722
2022 peak19231948197419992024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
San
Alternate spellings
SanahSanaa
In other languages
Sana (Arabic)Sanaa (variant)Sanae (French)

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