Sana

Sana is a female given name: 99% of people named Sana are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 1%Female 99%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 1% male / 99% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Arabic and Persian countries, United States, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
US births since 1880: 5 male / 3,728 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Sana

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sana," in English, "Guten Tag Sana," in German. Sana is a female given name: about 99% of people named Sana are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Sana,

German

Guten Tag Sana,

French

Bonjour Sana,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sana:

Chinese

Sana您好：

Japanese

Sana様

English

Hi Sana,

German

Hi Sana,

French

Salut Sana,

Spanish

Hola Sana,

Chinese

Sana你好：

Japanese

Sanaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Sana by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Arabic and Persian countries	common	woman's name	2%
United States	uncommon	woman's name	0%
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

5 male · 3,728 female · 3,733 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sana a male or female name?

Sana is a female given name: 99% of people named Sana are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Sana in an email?

Is Sana a unisex name?

Sana is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Sana are men. Sana leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Sana a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sana (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_sana,
  title  = {Is Sana a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sana},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}