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Sanai

girl name
Origin
African American
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

possibly evoking Mount Sinai; otherwise a modern coinage

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sanai has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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Popularity in Brazil

106 people · the #39,630 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 41

1980s

Among people named Sanai living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Sanai

Most people given the name Sanai in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Sanai

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