US rank #9288 Boys' name Peak 1992 95 births

Saajan — #9288 US boys' name

95 babies named Saajan in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s412000s162010s182020s20
#9288
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 35% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Saajan was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

9 babies were named Saajan in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saajan

The Social Security Administration has registered 95 babies named Saajan between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Saajan currently holds the #9288 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saajan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Saajan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saajan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 95 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Saajan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

95

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

1992

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#9,288

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Saajan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
9
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Saajan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
41 births that decade — 43% of Saajan's all-time total
1990s412000s162010s182020s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saajan?
95 babies have been named Saajan since 1991. It currently ranks #9288 among boys. The peak year was 1992 with 9 births.
When was Saajan most popular?
Saajan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Saajan been used?
Saajan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Saajan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saad, Saadiq, Saahil, Saatvik, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.