Sanaa

Sanaa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Arabic

Sanaa first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 59 babies (rank #503 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sanaa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sanaa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

753

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Sanaa

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	20	#1,024
1997	27	#840
1998	31	#753
1999	34	#700
2000	47	#579
2001	59	#503
2002	48	#596
2003	47	#629
2004	44	#675
2005	54	#603
2006	33	#903
2007	47	#726
2008	45	#776
2009	37	#911
2010	29	#1,141
2011	38	#957
2012	32	#1,092
2013	25	#1,351
2014	19	#1,614
2015	20	#1,596
2016	17	#1,821

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,024

1997

#840

1998

#753

1999

#700

2000

#579

2001

#503

2002

#596

2003

#629

2004

#675

2005

#603

2006

#903

2007

#726

2008

#776

2009

#911

2010

#1,141

2011

#957

2012

#1,092

2013

#1,351

2014

#1,614

2015

#1,596

2016

#1,821

Numerology of Sanaa

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Sanaa

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