Boys' name · since 1990
Sadam
Sadam has 19 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,500 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sadam sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 19 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Sadam recorded 19 times among boys since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2023.
- #29,500 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 19 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sadam ranks #29,500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,500 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sadam's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sadam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sadam splits its recorded history at 1996: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sadam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2023
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Sadam by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (12 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Sadam's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Sadam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (63% of all-time use).
Sadam by state
Where Sadam concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 31.6% |
6 of 19 births nationwide.
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- Sadam's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sadams (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sadam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
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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, 1990–2023 (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 Sadam 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.