Boy and girl

Sanae

Sanae (さなえ) is a Japanese name for boys and girls. Its best-known spelling is 早苗, 早 early + 苗 seedling. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 43 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling早苗さなえearly + seedling

Ways to write Sanae

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

早苗
早early苗seedling
Boys and girls, 43 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Sanae appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

五奈江five + (used for its sound + inletGirl
佐菜恵to help + greens + blessingGirl
佐菜江to help + greens + inletGirl
佐菜枝to help + greens + branchGirl
佐奈英to help + (used for its sound + outstandingGirl
佐奈恵to help + (used for its sound + blessingGirl
佐奈江to help + (used for its sound + inletGirl
佐奈枝to help + (used for its sound + branchGirl

Famous people named Sanae

Sanae Takaichi 早苗Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan since 2025
Sanae Mishima 三島 早苗Japanese association football player
Sanae Kobayashi 小林 沙苗Japanese voice actress

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.