Sahana

Sahana was the #1,911 girls' name in the US in 2025 (101 babies), and #2,138 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Sahana as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Sahana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Sahana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,911 (101)#2,138 (13)#1,974 (11)
2024#1,771 (114)#3,696 (6)#1,409 (17)
2023#2,020 (97)#2,346 (11)#1,254 (19)
2022#1,807 (113)#2,325 (11)#2,133 (9)
2021#1,750 (117)#1,628 (18)#1,153 (22)
2020#1,860 (104)#2,163 (12)#1,557 (14)
2019#1,668 (126)#2,286 (11)#1,683 (13)
2018#1,512 (144)#2,090 (13)#1,215 (20)
2017#1,600 (136)#2,706 (9)#1,506 (15)
2016#1,799 (115)#2,233 (12)#1,690 (13)
2015#1,743 (120)#2,195 (12)#1,659 (13)
2014#1,728 (121)#1,882 (15)#1,035 (25)
2013#1,713 (121)#2,176 (12)#1,364 (17)
2012#1,612 (134)#1,720 (17)#1,097 (23)
2011#1,418 (160)#1,729 (16)#894 (29)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2011 at #1,418.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1991.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Sahana is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sahana by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,015PANew Jersey: #718NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,111CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Sahana (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#82314

Sahana (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SahanaCanadaGirls#1,97411
SahanaEngland & WalesGirls#2,13813
SahanaUSGirls#1,911101