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Girl name Swahili origin Muslim tradition

Sanaa

sah-NAH-ah · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Brilliance or work of art.
Language
Swahili
Culture
Swahili/East African
Religion
Muslim
Style era
modern
Themes
virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2397
2024 births76
Peak year2006
First appeared1977
Total US births6,055
2006 peak19771989200120122024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sana
Alternate spellings
SanaSanaah
In other languages
Sana

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