MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sahana mean?
Sahana is connected with Sanskrit sahana, patient endurance. Sahana is also the name of a raga in Indian classical music, giving the name a distinct musical association.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सहाना
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sahana in Indian usage
1,737 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (91.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,584 records (91.2%).
- Recorded as male: 153 records (8.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 323 |
| 1980s | 650 |
| 1990s | 637 |
| Other decades | 127 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 797 |
| Kerala | 454 |
| Odisha | 186 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 140 |
| Other states | 160 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Sahana / F | 13 | 2,138 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sahana; Table_6, C2260 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sahana; Table_6, C2260
- Monier-Williams, sahana, p. 1193,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.