Total births
135
Boys' name · since 2003
Sahan
135 babies named Sahan in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10467
- among boys today
- 135
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 27%
- more common than other boys
Sahan currently ranks #10467 among boys' names in America, with 135 babies recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahan has been recorded 135 times among boys since 2003, currently ranked #10467 nationally and more common than 27% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #10467 among boys today
- 135 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
- 27% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Sahan is currently the #10467 boys' name in America, more common than 27% of boys - 135 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10467
- among boys today
- 135
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 27%
- more common than other boys
Sahan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10467
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 27% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Sahan was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
14 babies were named Sahan in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Sahan compares
135 31th percentile among 14,294 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
Sahan's all-time total is 63% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sahan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 135 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 23 | 22,252 |
Sahan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sahan's full recorded timeline at 2018, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sahan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#10,467
Active since
2003
Sahan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Sahan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Sahan's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Sahan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 57 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sahan? ▼
Since 2003, Social Security records show 135 babies named Sahan. Today it holds rank #10467 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 14 births.
When was Sahan most popular? ▼
Sahan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Sahan been used? ▼
Sahan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 23 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Sahan? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Sahan
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Sahib Boy
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Sahaj Boy
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Saharsh Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sahan: #10467 Boys' Name - 135 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sahan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sahan 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 June 2026.