Entry № 2119 · Spanish origin

Sancha Sancha — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SAHN-chah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Spanish

Meaning

"Holy (Spanish queen)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Spanish)

The meaning

A name that means "holy (spanish queen)".

Sancha is the Spanish feminine of Sancho — from Latin sanctus (holy). **Sancha of León (1018-1067)** was the Queen of León whose marriage to Ferdinand I united Castile and León — mother of Alfonso VI and Urraca of Zamora.

Used widely in medieval Iberia.

Holy. The Queen whose marriage united León and Castile.

Popularity

Where Sancha stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Sancha · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Sanchas before her.

Real people

Sancha of León

Queen of León.

1018 – 1067

In fiction

Sancha

Common in Iberian historical fiction.

Names connected to Sancha.

Numerology

The number behind Sancha.

The Authority

Sancha reduces to eight — the number of Spanish queen.

Parents on Sancha

Why families chose this name.

"Queen of León. Six letters. Sancha."

Anna · Mother of one · León