US rank #13457 Boys' name Peak 2020 84 births

Sahal — #13457 US boys' name

84 babies named Sahal in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s542020s30
#13457
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 6% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Sahal was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sahal in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sahal

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Sahal between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sahal currently holds the #13457 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sahal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sahal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sahal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sahal 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 84 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.

Sahal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

84

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2020

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,457

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sahal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 20242022202120202019201720162015201420122011 5

Sahal by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
54 births that decade — 64% of Sahal's all-time total
2010s542020s30

Sahal by state

Where Sahal concentrates geographically — total births since 2011

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sahal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 6.0%
Ohio share of Sahal's total US births 6.0%

5 of 84 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sahal?
84 babies have been named Sahal since 2011. It currently ranks #13457 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 11 births.
When was Sahal most popular?
Sahal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Sahal most popular?
The top states for the name Sahal are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Sahal been used?
Sahal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sahal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sahil, Sahir, Sahib, Sahaj, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2011–2024 (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.