Sanna
How to say it: SAHN-nuh · /ˈsanna/
Scandinavian short form of Susanna, Hebrew for 'lily' - popular in Sweden and Finland.
Sanna was the 10,117th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 8 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are up about 8% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #8,519 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #10,117 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 8 |
| Share of births | 1 in 414,417 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | +8% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #8,519 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,735 among girls’ names, 10 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Sanna is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- San
- Anna
Honouring a Sanna in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Sanna is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish.
In France: #1,735 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Sanna
- Sanna Marin (born 1985)Prime Minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023
- Sanna Nielsen (born 1984)Swedish singer and television presenter
- Sanna Solberg-Isaksen (born 1990)Norwegian handball player
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