Recorded 1984–2017 Boys' name Peak 1991 65 births

Sahand — boys' name

65 babies named Sahand in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s332000s112010s10
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Sahand was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sahand in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sahand

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Sahand between 1984 and 2017, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sahand currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sahand performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sahand shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sahand 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 65 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.

Sahand at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

65

Since 1984

34 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1984

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2017

Sahand popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1984

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201720102008200019991998199719961993199119871984 5

Sahand by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
33 births that decade — 51% of Sahand's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sahand?
65 babies have been named Sahand since 1984. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Sahand most popular?
Sahand was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Sahand been used?
Sahand has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 34 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Sahand?
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.

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, 1984–2017 (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.