Girls' name · since 1971
Sahar
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 2,453 babies named Sahar, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,101 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,541 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,453
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,453 babies have been named Sahar since 1971, making it today's #3541 girls' name.
Sahar has 2,453 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3541 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,101 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,541 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,453 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahar ranks #4,101 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,541 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,453 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,101 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,541 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,453
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sahar's 2,453 recorded births place it above 94.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sahar compares
2,453 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Sahar's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sahar | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,453 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sahar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sahar's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 83, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sahar popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Sahar popularity over time - boys
29 total births recorded since 1989 (Sahar as boys' name)
Sahar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (632 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Sahar's strongest decade.
632 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sahar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 119
1970s
119 births
- 1980s
1980s
439 births
- 1990s
1990s
632 births
- 2000s
2000s
495 births
- 2010s
2010s
478 births
- 2020s
2020s
290 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 632 births (26% of all-time use).
How Sahar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sahar's total volume
Sahar by state
Where Sahar concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 611 | 24.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 184 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 138 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 64 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 37 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 36 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 13 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.4% |
611 of 2,453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Sahar appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sahar's data
- Sahar's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (632 total births) through the 2020s (290) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sahars (611 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sahar
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sahar
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sahar
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sahar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
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, 1971–2025 (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 Sahar 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.