Is Sanaa a boy or girl name?
Sanaa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 76 girls and 0 boys were named Sanaa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,055 US babies named Sanaa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,397
- Babies named Sanaa since 1977
- 6,055
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 482 babies
Boys and girls named Sanaa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 56 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 104 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,177 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,202 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 511 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,397 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,136 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,067 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,859 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,501 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,579 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,388 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,242 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,161 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,232 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,142 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,206 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,063 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 290 | #900 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 349 | #791 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 397 | #732 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 384 | #766 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 438 | #671 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 482 | #606 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 312 | #823 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 406 | #678 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 310 | #799 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,042 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 213 | #1,010 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,377 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,684 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,447 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,198 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,688 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,968 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,258 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,361 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,446 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,605 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,079 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,470 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,049 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,584 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,015 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,838 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,632 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,053 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,903 |
Highest rank
Sanaa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #606 in 2006. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sanaa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.