Sana is an Arabic name meaning "brilliance" or "radiance", and it is equally at home in Persian, Urdu and Japanese, where the sounds carry their own meanings. Its short, open form makes it easy to pronounce in any language, one reason it is a quiet favorite among Muslim and South Asian families in America. Sana has stayed close to the US top 1000 without entering it, moving from number 1676 in 2015 to a best rank of 1316 in 2022 and number 1434 in 2025.