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The baby name Sana is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Common English: SAH-nah (IPA: /ˈsɑːnə/); American variant: /ˈsænə/; Japanese: sa-na (IPA: /sa.na/).

Sana is Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Japanese, Persian, Sanskrit, Urdu in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Japanese, Persian, Sanskrit, Urdu
Pronunciation: Common English: SAH-nah (IPA: /ˈsɑːnə/); American variant: /ˈsænə/; Japanese: sa-na (IPA: /sa.na/)

What is the meaning of the name Sana ?

The baby name Sana is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Common English: SAH-nah (IPA: /ˈsɑːnə/); American variant: /ˈsænə/; Japanese: sa-na (IPA: /sa.na/).

Sana is Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Japanese, Persian, Sanskrit, Urdu in Origin.

Sana combines several roots across languages. In Arabic, Sanā (سَنا) denotes radiance or brilliance, famously the brightness of lightning; Sanā’ (سَنَاء) adds the sense of splendor and eminence. In Persian and Urdu, the Arabic ثناء (Thanā’, praise) is pronounced Sana, giving the additional meaning of praise. Separately in Japanese, Sana is a feminine name written with various kanji such as 咲菜 (blooming greens) or 紗奈 (gauzy elegance), so its sense depends on the characters chosen.

As a given name, Sana appears in classical Arabic sources and has long been used across the Middle East, later spreading widely in South Asian Muslim communities and entering broader international use in recent decades. Established variants and spellings include Sanaa, Sanae, Sanah, and Sana’a/Sanā’. Related forms sometimes encountered are Saniya or Sania, which share the Arabic idea of loftiness and brilliance.

Sana has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Sana

Sana Khan Actor · Born 1988 · India Sana Khan is best known as an Indian actress and model who worked in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu films before retiring in 2020. She appeared in films like Jai Ho, Wajah Tum Ho, and the Tamil movie Silambattam. Sana Saeed Actor · Born 1988 · India Sana Saeed is an Indian actress and model best known for playing the child role of Anjali in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. She has also appeared in films like Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega and Badal, and has worked in Bollywood and Indian television. Sana Amin Sheikh Actor · Born 1989 · India Sana Amin Sheikh is best known for her work in Hindi television as an actress and radio jockey. She made her acting debut in Kya Mast Hai Life, where she played Ritu Shah, and has also appeared in Hindi films and TV shows.

Sana – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
AF Girls 0 #3 424 2,402
AE Girls 0 #9 2,393 20,968
BF 0 #10 1 188
AF 0 #13 95 1,883
MV Girls 0 #16 20 2,021
DJ 0 #17 1 322
MV 0 #18 2 644
OM Girls 0 #18 1,157 15,987
SA Girls 0 #18 7,101 25,931
BF Boys 0 #23 4 439
QA Girls 0 #26 544 15,378
IQ Girls 0 #32 2,304 11,303
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
GE 0 #44 1 997
TN 0 #49 11,505 13,765
SD Girls 0 #50 1,034 7,678
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
LU 0 #63 4 2,830
QA 0 #63 38 7,011
IN 0 #64 8 2,963
JP 0 #72 6 4,057
JO Girls 0 #73 931 7,570
IN Girls 0 #78 1,594 13,121
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
SD 0 #80 21 2,130
IQ 0 #83 47 3,533
RS 0 #84 1 923
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
JO 0 #87 53 2,158
OM 0 #88 29 6,215
KW 0 #89 28 5,216
KZ 0 #93 2 1,452
KW Girls 0 #94 667 19,177
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
AE 0 #102 76 10,220
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
PS Girls 0 #105 942 10,981
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
LY 0 #112 908 12,703
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
Norway Girls 2025 #117 10 453
CY Girls 0 #118 8 3,755
SA 0 #125 188 10,560
SY 0 #126 2,182 11,684
Switzerland Girls 2024 #128 8 1,786
MA 0 #128 13,284 20,986
GR 0 #129 7 3,911
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
RS Girls 0 #132 6 1,651
BN Boys 0 #135 5 6,332
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
EE Girls 0 #141 2 1,888
BW Girls 0 #149 3 4,216
MT Girls 0 #150 4 3,773
Belgium Girls 2024 #156 30 424
BH 0 #156 559 17,937
Sweden Girls 2022 #163 17 1,568
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
SI Girls 0 #171 7 2,769
IL Girls 0 #178 806 11,648
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
AF Boys 0 #182 91 3,535
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
PS 0 #183 36 5,692
LU Girls 0 #186 5 4,850
RU 0 #192 3 3,641
DK 0 #193 11 5,198
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
BD 0 #205 23 5,992
GR Girls 0 #206 37 6,293
JP Girls 0 #207 39 6,592
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
AO Girls 0 #213 5 4,575
AL Girls 0 #220 8 4,141
IR 0 #220 10 4,221
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
YE 0 #220 182 8,639
France Girls 2021 #221 209 3,185
HU Girls 0 #222 4 3,308
IR Girls 0 #224 414 8,334
BG Girls 0 #228 4 3,559
Canada Girls 2024 #229 57 2,795
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
KZ Girls 0 #236 86 5,862
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
IL 0 #237 38 6,291
LB 0 #239 674 13,263
DK Girls 0 #242 76 7,429
GH 0 #245 4 5,396
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
GR Boys 0 #249 19 6,912
JM Girls 0 #249 11 7,507
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
MO Girls 0 #257 7 7,056
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
BD Girls 0 #264 123 8,413
EG Girls 0 #264 1,828 14,742
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
SG 0 #278 5 11,010
KZ Boys 0 #279 11 6,578
HR Girls 0 #280 10 3,687
TW Girls 0 #286 4 8,139
JP Boys 0 #295 9 7,909
AL Boys 0 #299 5 5,122
Finland Girls 0 #305 89 1,368
MU Girls 0 #315 37 8,539
DK Boys 0 #326 7 7,401
CN Girls 0 #327 23 8,829
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
GH Girls 0 #333 5 6,973
GH Boys 0 #336 10 8,138
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
PT Boys 0 #345 23 7,951
CZ Girls 0 #348 4 5,378
EG 0 #354 47 6,387
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
JO Boys 0 #358 20 7,057
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
PH Girls 0 #370 21 13,098
NL 0 #372 20 2,481
SA Boys 0 #372 3,451 28,008
DZ 0 #377 1,611 20,130
AE Boys 0 #379 1,129 22,615
Finland Boys 0 #386 42 2,041
France Boys 2017 #390 7 2,842
IQ Boys 0 #391 308 13,071
Austria Girls 0 #392 29 1,885
PH Boys 0 #401 8 11,440
SD Boys 0 #409 37 10,523
RU Boys 0 #422 84 12,621
Germany 0 #427 11 2,542
RU Girls 0 #428 71 11,913
Spain 0 #434 19 2,326
PT Girls 0 #438 14 7,952
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
BD Boys 0 #451 129 10,045
QA Boys 0 #462 250 18,093
ZA 0 #466 9 14,421
OM Boys 0 #473 478 17,948
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
KW Boys 0 #491 290 18,755
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
IR Boys 0 #508 45 10,162
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
PS Boys 0 #516 33 10,655
CR Girls 0 #522 11 11,342
UY Girls 0 #534 3 6,731
CM Boys 0 #539 12 12,054
SG Girls 0 #551 36 18,916
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
CM Girls 0 #555 6 11,671
HK Girls 0 #556 60 16,104
IL Boys 0 #583 25 10,983
AR Girls 0 #622 9 8,289
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
NL Girls 0 #623 347 5,933
SG Boys 0 #637 61 17,960
BO Girls 0 #650 2 9,488
Germany Girls 0 #662 180 4,949
Finland Girls 2026 #665 74 3,895
Spain Girls 0 #690 308 5,561
IT 0 #693 22 4,183
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
IN Boys 0 #742 268 16,750
TR 0 #752 601 19,440
United States Girls 2024 #765 152 8,487
ZA Girls 0 #771 402 25,928
EG Boys 0 #775 112 15,035
NG Girls 0 #775 12 15,093
IT Girls 0 #819 778 9,415
MY Girls 0 #827 168 24,821
CL Girls 0 #832 20 14,098
Spain Boys 0 #857 74 5,610
CO Boys 0 #907 14 15,656
BR Girls 0 #922 20 12,708
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #930 23 5,697
NL Boys 0 #930 22 5,873
PE Girls 0 #933 11 14,861
NG Boys 0 #936 16 16,906
MY Boys 0 #998 114 25,439
MX Boys 0 #1,030 4 16,355
ZA Boys 0 #1,064 115 25,619
CO Girls 0 #1,144 9 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,174 10 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,298 174 10,046

Sana is popular in 92 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Scotland, United Kingdom
Switzerland

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People also ask about Sana

Sana is predominantly a girl's name.
Sana is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Common English: SAH-nah (IPA: /ˈsɑːnə/); American variant: /ˈsænə/; Japanese: sa-na (IPA: /sa.na/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Sanaa, Sanah, Sanae and Sanna.
Across languages, Sana has these equivalents: Noor (light), Nora (light/honor), Clara/Claire (bright/clear), Ziya/Zia (light).
Yes, very popular — Sana ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Sana ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Sana's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #156 in 2011 to #221 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 3 notable people named Sana are in our database, including Sana Khan (Actor), Sana Saeed (Actor), Sana Amin Sheikh (Actor).