Boys' name · since 2008
Saarim
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Saarim, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
27 boys have been named Saarim since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Saarim recorded 27 times among boys since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2022.
- #26,775 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saarim ranks #26,775 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saarim's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Saarim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saarim's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saarim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2022
- Peak year (2016)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
27 total births across 15 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2016 with 7 births in a single year.
Saarim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (17 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Saarim's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Saarim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
Saarim decade highlights
- Peak decade 17 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Saarim's data
- Saarim's decade-level peak was the 2010s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Saarim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2008–2022 (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 Saarim 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.
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