Given name
Saranna
“one who brings joy to others”
Saranna is a variant of Saran. One African interpretation is “one who brings joy to others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Saranna is a variant of Saran. One African interpretation is “one who brings joy to others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Saranna is a variant of Saran. An origin associated with Saran is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saranna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 0 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Saranna’s family of names
Saranna has a related form in Saran.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Saranna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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8% boys · 92% girls
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“heavenly”
>99% girls