Boys' name · since 1972
Sachin
Sachin has 1,412 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,123 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,683 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,412
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sachin is the #5683 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,412 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Sachin recorded 1,412 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #5683 nationally today, ahead of 59% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #4,123 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,683 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,412 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sachin ranks #4,123 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,683 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,412 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,123 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,683 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,412
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sachin's 1,412 recorded births place it above 90.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sachin compares
1,412 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Sachin's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sachin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,412 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sachin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sachin's full recorded timeline at 1999, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sachin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Sachin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (403 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Sachin's strongest decade.
403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Sachin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 121
1970s
121 births
- 1980s
1980s
219 births
- 1990s
1990s
219 births
- 2000s
2000s
403 births
- 2010s
2010s
343 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 403 births (29% of all-time use).
How Sachin 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 Sachin's total volume
Sachin by state
Where Sachin concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 154 | 10.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 92 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 39 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 32 | 2.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 21 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.4% |
154 of 1,412 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sachin's data
- Sachin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (403 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sachins (154 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 Sachin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Sachin 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.