girl's name
Sanae
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,794
Sanae is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in France in 2014, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1975.
Sanae over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 50 |
| 1980s | 205 |
| 1990s | 240 |
| 2000s | 330 |
| 2010s | 415 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 225 |
How popular is Sanae?
In 2025, Sanae was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Sanae is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Sanae is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Sanaé | Sanaé is Sanae written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #1,979. | 210 |
| Sanaë | Sanaë is a rare spelling of Sanae, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 90 times, mostly in France. | 90 |
Names that peaked alongside Sanae
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sanae also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sanae over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sanae
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sanae — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sanae
How popular is the name Sanae?
In 2025, Sanae was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Is Sanae a girl's or a boy's name?
Sanae is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Sanae most popular?
Sanae peaked in 2014, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Sanae a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sanae currently ranks #1,979 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.