Sanna is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “perception.” In 2024 it was given to 12 girls in the United States.
Sanna belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “perception” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sanna first appears in Social Security records in 1894. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1333 in 1894, and in 2024 12 babies received the name — 723 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Sanna means “perception” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sanna is a girl name. In 2024, 12 babies received the name in the US.
Sanna comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Sanna first appears in US records in 1894. Its best-ever ranking was #1333 in 1894, and 12 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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