US rank #5158 Boys' name Peak 2012 431 births

Sahaj — #5158 US boys' name

431 babies named Sahaj in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s1112010s2042020s97
#5158
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Sahaj was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

26 babies were named Sahaj in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sahaj

The Social Security Administration has registered 431 babies named Sahaj between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sahaj currently holds the #5158 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sahaj performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 204 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sahaj shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Sahaj in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sahaj 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 431 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.

Sahaj at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

431

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2012

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,158

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sahaj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
26
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
051015202530 20242020201620122008200420001998 10

Sahaj by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
204 births that decade — 47% of Sahaj's all-time total
1990s192000s1112010s2042020s97

Sahaj by state

Where Sahaj concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sahaj
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 1.6%
#2 California
5 1.2%
#3 New Jersey
5 1.2%
#4 Pennsylvania
5 1.2%
Texas share of Sahaj's total US births 1.6%
Even split

7 of 431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sahaj?
431 babies have been named Sahaj since 1998. It currently ranks #5158 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 26 births.
When was Sahaj most popular?
Sahaj was most popular in the 2010s decade with 204 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Sahaj most popular?
The top states for the name Sahaj are Texas (7 births), California (5 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Sahaj been used?
Sahaj has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sahaj?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sahil, Sahir, Sahib, Saharsh, 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, 1998–2024 (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.