Sanai

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 136 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
136
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Sanai by the numbers

Sanai was given to 136 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 297 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Sanai

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 Sanai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Saraiprincess; my princess717 in the US (2017)
  • Sanaaart; craft; brilliance189 in the US (2017)
  • Sanabrilliant, radiant70 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sanvibeautiful and virtuous woman18 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sinaiclay; from Mount Sinai72 in the US (2017)
  • Sanahbrightness; radiance10 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Sanai

Names that are said the same way as Sanai, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Sainabright or shining35 in the US (2017)
  • Sannalily or palm tree; a form of Susanna5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sanay13 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Sanai

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