| Sanaa | Kamaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Work of art | Moonlight |
| Origin | Swahili | swahili |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | sah-NAH | kah-MAR-ee-ah |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| First appeared | 1977 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2006 (482) | 2008 (134) |
| In 2025 | 89 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Sanaa | Kamaria |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 601 | 396 |
| 2010s | 2,202 | 740 |
| 2000s | 3,178 | 973 |
| 1990s | 104 | 556 |
| 1980s | 56 | 232 |
| 1970s | 5 | 108 |
Sanaa means “work of art” or “brilliance” in Swahili.
Kamaria is a Swahili name meaning 'moonlight' or 'like the moon,' derived from Arabic qamar ('moon'). Common in East Africa. The lunar meaning is well supported.
Sanaa is more popular than Kamaria today: about 89 US babies were given the name Sanaa in 2025, compared with 0 named Kamaria.
Sanaa means Work of art (Swahili origin), while Kamaria means Moonlight (swahili origin).
In US records, Sanaa first appears in 1977 and Kamaria in 0, so Kamaria has the longer recorded history.