unisex name

Sane

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 45

Sane is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 22% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 2010, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 2000.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Sane over time

Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2010, not a full ten years.

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Births named Sane by decade in France
Decade Births
2000s 20
2010s (to 2010) 15
2020s (to 2010) 5

How popular is Sane?

In 2010, Sane was given to 10 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Sane is used

France as Sané #4,737 5 in 2025
United States #12,422 5 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Sane is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Sané Sané is a rare spelling of Sane, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. 10

Names that peaked alongside Sane

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Sane also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sane over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Sane

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sane — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Sane

How popular is the name Sane?

In 2010, Sane was given to 10 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Sane a girl's or a boy's name?

Sane is used for both girls and boys. About 22% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Sane?

Sane has 1 syllable.

When was Sane most popular?

Sane peaked in 2010, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Sane a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sane currently ranks #4,737 in France. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.