Sana
Sana is a girl name of Arabic origin, meaning Radiance; brilliance.
What Sana means
Radiance; brilliance.
Sana is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Sana comes from
Arabic names are built from three-consonant roots, so related names share an audible family resemblance and a related field of meaning. Many describe qualities the parents hope for.
Sana is recorded as Arabic in origin. Browse other Arabic names.
How popular is Sana?
In the girl name rankings we track, Sana falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Sana
Two ideas meet in Sana: light and brightness and the Arabic tradition. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Sana
These share Sana's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Noor — Light.
- Zahara — Flower; radiant and shining.
- Zara — Radiance; blooming flower.
- Anwar — Rays of light.
- Nour — Light.
- Layla — Night; dark beauty.
- Salma — Safe; peaceful.
- Samira — Companion in evening talk.
- Aaliyah — Exalted; sublime.
- Aisha — Alive; living.
- Amira — Princess; leader.
- Farah — Joy; happiness.
More Arabic names
- Samira — Companion in evening talk.
- Tariq — Morning star; night visitor.
- Sami — Elevated; sublime.
- Vega — The falling star.
- Salma — Safe; peaceful.
- Yara — Small butterfly; beloved.
- Rayan — Gates of heaven; lush.
- Zahara — Flower; radiant and shining.
- Rashid — Rightly guided.
- Zara — Radiance; blooming flower.