How popular is the name Sanna?

700 US babies were named Sanna between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2008.

What careers are people named Sanna over-represented in?

Among notable women who are politicians, Sannas show up 2.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Sanna

Q: How common is the spelling Sanna?

1 in 83 Zaniyahs spell it Sanna.

Sanna (Arabic origin). 700 US babies since 1940, peak 2008. Notable Sannas are 2.7× over-represented as politicians.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

ArabicSpelling of Saniyah

Saniyah around the world

سنية · Arabic

In US birth records

Peak year: 2008

700 US babies were named Sanna between 1940 and 2025.

Sanna around the world

Norway: 1,976 babies since 1945, peak 2015, No. 89 in 2025
Sweden: 2,264 babies since 1998, peak 1998, No. 362 in 2022
France: 560 babies since 1900, peak 2014, No. 2,218 in 2025
England & Wales: 386 babies since 1996, peak 2001, No. 4,201 in 2025
Belgium: 22 babies since 1995, peak 2014
Scotland: 21 babies since 1974, peak 2022

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Sannas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Politician	2.7×	High · 69 people
Footballer	1.6×	Medium · 24 people
Actor	0.7×	Medium · 16 people
Writer	0.7×	Medium · 10 people

Among notable women who are politicians, Sannas show up 2.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 83 Zaniyahs spell it Sanna

Zaniyah 13%
Saniyah 13%
Saniya 12%
Sanaa 11%
Sana 8%
Zaniya 6%
Sahana 5%
Sanya 3%
Sania 3%
Sanaya 3%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2008)