Boys' name · since 1975
Adarsh
Adarsh has 628 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,873 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,953 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 628
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Adarsh is the #5953 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 628 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Adarsh recorded 628 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #5953 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #6,873 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,953 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 628 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adarsh ranks #6,873 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,953 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 628 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,873 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,953 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 628
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Adarsh's 628 recorded births place it above 84.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Adarsh compares
628 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Adarsh's all-time total is 70% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adarsh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 628 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adarsh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adarsh's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adarsh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Adarsh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (301 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Adarsh's strongest decade.
301 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Adarsh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 73
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
301 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 301 births (48% of all-time use).
How Adarsh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Adarsh's total volume
Adarsh by state
Where Adarsh concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 102 | 16.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 2.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
102 of 628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Adarsh's data
- Adarsh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (301 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Adarshs (102 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Adarsh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Adarsh draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.