Sanaa
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning art; craft; brilliance.
Sanaa by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Sanaa. In the US, 189 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 482 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sanaa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sanabrilliant, radiant70 in England and Wales (2025)
- Safaapurity or clarity65 in England and Wales (2025)
- Saniaradiant, brilliant, shining36 in the US (2017)
- Sanyarefined or diminished; from Sanskrit san (without)31 in the US (2017)
- Sannalily or palm tree; a form of Susanna5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Santaholy, sacred; feminine form of Sanctus11 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Sanaa
Names that are said the same way as Sanaa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Sanaa, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Sanaa
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