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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Sana

Used in both girl and boy records

Sana appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Sana by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDSana as a girl’s nameUS records 1923–2024
#2276girl rank2022peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDSana as a boy’s nameUS records 1985–1985
#38143boy rank1985peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Sana in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl2019146 uses#141619991923–202065 listed years
Boy19855 uses#652419851985–19851 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.