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Sahana

Girl

Meaning of Sahana: Sanskrit: 'patience' or 'raga name'

Sahana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1875th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1875

101 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,870

First recorded 1991 · peak 2011

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 24 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 28 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 48 babies2002: 36 babies2003: 49 babies2004: 44 babies2005: 69 babies2006: 74 babies2007: 128 babies2008: 150 babies2009: 152 babies2010: 150 babies20102011: 160 babies2012: 134 babies2013: 121 babies2014: 121 babies2015: 120 babies2016: 115 babies2017: 136 babies2018: 144 babies2019: 126 babies2020: 104 babies20202021: 117 babies2022: 113 babies2023: 97 babies2024: 114 babies2025: 101 babies
US babies named Sahana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 160.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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