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Sana

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What official birth registration shows about Sana: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #172 to #686.200020052010201520202025#172#686
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#281
1997#306
1998#265
1999#249
2000#235
2001#187
2002#172
2003#231
2004#233
2005#286
2006#299
2007#266
2008#298
2009#264
2010#303
2011#332
2012#397
2013#408
2014#484
2015#496
2016#529
2017#493
2018#633
2019#616
2020#514
2021#544
2022#462
2023#637
2024#686
2025#568

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 43 of the 51 years from 1975 to 2025.

In 2025: #348 among girls in Norway, #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #568 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1975–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1975

    First recorded at #621 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #172 among girls in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #568 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1975 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #172 in England and Wales in 2002.

Sana's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#56870HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#68655HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#63757HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46291HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#54474HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#51478HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#61664HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#63364HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#49388HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#52980HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#49687HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#48488HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#408104HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#397117HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#332145HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#303156HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#264183HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#298157HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#266181HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#299150HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#286147HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#233196HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#231196HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#172254HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#187219HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#235175HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#249162HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#265146HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#306118HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#281133HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#34810HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#29613HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#5274HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#4625HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#4944HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#4566HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#4128HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#5105HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#4936HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#4229HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#4976HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#33614HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5505HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#4638HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#5775HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#4548HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#4369HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#5017HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#4717HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#4966HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#4378HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#5815HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#29714HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#5246HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#5316HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#4777HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#4049HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5446HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#36711HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#4548HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#6674HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#36412HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#5257HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#4958HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#40511HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#42910HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#44010HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#5337HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#40911HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#27317HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#40110HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#33413HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#6214HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#5446HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#7364HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#7274HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#8713HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#6955HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#6384HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Sana is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Sana, between 1975 and 2025, in 45 of those 51 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1984England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2002Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2025ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419752025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1975–202543#273 in 1984
England and Wales1996–202530#172 in 2002
Republic of Ireland2010–20258#544 in 2025
Scotland20241#638 in 2024

Its high point came 41 years earlier in Norway (1984) than in Republic of Ireland (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1975; it appears again in 1982.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Sana

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1975–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1975 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #172 in England and Wales in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.