Sahana means patience or forbearance — from the Sanskrit. In Indian classical music, Sahana is a raga — one of the most melodic and emotionally moving musical modes. The name IS both a virtue and a melody. Three syllables of Sanskrit-patience, the most moving raga, and the Indian concept of enduring with grace.
Sahana comes from the Sanskrit meaning patience. Sahana is also a raga — one of Indian classical music's most melodic and emotionally moving modes.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Sanskrit; Indian classical music raga.
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Today
Sahana remains a beloved choice, ranking #1761 in the US. 2,768 babies have been named Sahana since 1991.
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How popular is Sahana?
2011peak year
Sahana has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #1761), with about 118 babies named Sahana each year. In 2011, 160 babies received the name (ranked #1425). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 2,768.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Sahana's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — patient seeking. People named Sahana tend to be gentle, melodic, and gifted at being both a virtue and a melody simultaneously.
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Both virtue and melody
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Raga-moving
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Enduring-grace
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Musically-deep
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Sum: 17 → Life path 8
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Personality of Sahana
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Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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