Boy name Hausa origin Muslim tradition

Sani

SAH-nee · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
The second-born.
Language
Hausa
Culture
Hausa/West African
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#6390
2024 births14
Peak year2024
First appeared2000
Total US births120
2024 peak20002006201220182024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
San
Alternate spellings
Saani

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