Sania

A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning radiant, brilliant, shining.

Babies a year
36
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4201
5 babies

Sania by the numbers

In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Sania. In the US, 36 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.

Its American peak was 163 babies in 2006, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sania. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Soniawisdom; russian form of Sophia264 in the US (2017)
  • Sanaaart; craft; brilliance189 in the US (2017)
  • Saniyaradiant; brilliant184 in the US (2017)
  • Sanabrilliant, radiant70 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Samialofty; elevated117 in the US (2017)
  • Shaniai am on my way101 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Sania

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

  • Sahanapatient; forbearing; easy to bear136 in the US (2017)
  • Sanyarefined or diminished; from Sanskrit san (without)31 in the US (2017)
  • Sahaanadawn early morning time3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sanaya115 in the US (2017)
  • Saniah24 in the US (2017)
  • Sanaii16 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean light

Like Sania, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Sania

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