Sannah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SAH-nah
- Origin
- Arabic
Sannah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “radiance, brilliance”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sannah mean?
Arabic: probably a spelling of Sana
“radiance, brilliance”
Also a spelling of Sanna, a Scandinavian pet form of Susanna.
Is Sannah a girl's or a boy's name?
Sannah is a girls' name.
How popular is Sannah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 32 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sannah in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2002. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Sannah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,649 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,225 |
| 2001 | 21 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 32 | #792 |
| 1999 | 23 | #1,005 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 18 | #1,122 |
Names like Sannah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Samah, Farah, Hibah, Saba, Salma, Faiza, Safia, Aakifah, Aysha, Sadaf, Afrah, Azeemah
Names related to Sannah
Sana, Sianna, Sanaa, Sanna, Sania, Siyanna, Saniyah, Sanayah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sannah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sannah, updated 20 October 2026.