US rank #5710 Boys' name Peak 2011 1,397 births

Sachin — #5710 US boys' name

1,397 babies named Sachin in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1211980s2201990s2192000s4032010s3432020s91
#5710
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Sachin was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

51 babies were named Sachin in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sachin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,397 babies named Sachin between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sachin currently holds the #5710 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sachin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 403 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sachin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 148 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sachin in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sachin 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 1,397 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.

Sachin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,397

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2011

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,710

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sachin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
51
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Sachin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
403 births that decade — 29% of Sachin's all-time total
1970s1211980s2201990s2192000s4032010s3432020s91

Sachin by state

Where Sachin concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Sachin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
148 10.6%
#2 New York
92 6.6%
#3 Texas
39 2.8%
#4 Illinois
32 2.3%
#5 New Jersey
21 1.5%
#6 Maryland
5 0.4%
California share of Sachin's total US births 10.6%
Even split

148 of 1,397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sachin?
1,397 babies have been named Sachin since 1972. It currently ranks #5710 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 51 births.
When was Sachin most popular?
Sachin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 403 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Sachin most popular?
The top states for the name Sachin are California (148 births), New York (92 births), Texas (39 births).
How long has the name Sachin been used?
Sachin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sachin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sacha, Sacramento, Sachit, Sacred, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1972–2024 (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.