Sana is from the Arabic sanāʾ (سناء — brilliance, radiance, splendor) and parallel Japanese sana (砂奈 — sand+name). A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic-Japanese-Korean heritage aesthetic. Minatozaki Sana (born 1996) — iconic Japanese-Korean K-pop singer; iconic foundational member of the iconic foundational K-pop girl group TWICE — widely considered one of the foundational 3rd-generation K-pop girl groups of all time; TWICE has sold over 12 million albums worldwide — one of the foundational best-selling K-pop girl groups; iconic foundational singles include **Cheer Up (2016) — Korean Song of the Year — TT (2016) — over 800 million YouTube views — Likey (2017), Heart Shaker (2017), What is Love? (2018), Yes or Yes (2018), Fancy (2019), Feel Special (2019), More & More (2020), I Can't Stop Me (2020), Alcohol-Free (2021), Talk That Talk (2022), Set Me Free (2023), and One Spark (2024); TWICE performed at major international K-pop venues including Madison Square Garden (2022) — first K-pop girl group to perform at MetLife Stadium (NJ, 2023); iconic Sana is widely considered one of the foundational TWICE visuals + a foundational Japanese-Korean K-pop bridge figure; over 14 million Instagram followers; brand ambassador for major global brands. Princess Sana** — Arabic-Japanese-Korean heritage naming.
Featured throughout K-pop.
Sana reduces to nine.