Salana
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Salana by the numbers
Salana was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 6 babies in 1973, making it a 1970s name.
What we can tell you about Salana
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Salana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sahanapatient; forbearing; easy to bear136 in the US (2017)
- Solanasunshine or solar11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Savanatreeless plain or grassland62 in the US (2017)
- Salenasolemn, dignified; a form of salina36 in the US (2017)
- Salinasolemn, dignified36 in the US (2017)
- Salamapeace; safety5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Salana
Names that are said the same way as Salana, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Saleenapeaceful or serene; a form of Salina17 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Salana
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