Sanae is a rare variant of Sanaa that peaked in 2007 and has since faded.
Sanae is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #14,637 for girl births in the United States (and #24,267 across all names), given to 6 babies. Sanae was first reported in SSA data in 1974 and peaked in 2007 (31 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #14,637 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #13,236 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #14,883 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #11,963 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #15,348 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #11,628 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | #18,661 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | #8,883 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,805 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #19,066 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #13,151 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #9,696 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | #6,514 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | #6,106 |
| 2007 | 31 | 31 | #4,786 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | #7,090 |
| 2005 | 21 | 21 | #5,968 |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 | #6,171 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #7,143 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #8,734 |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | #4,978 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #11,582 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #16,093 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #11,833 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #15,286 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #11,447 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #12,016 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,760 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,876 |