US rank #3157 Girls' name Peak 2010 1,638 births

Sahasra — #3157 US girls' name

1,638 babies named Sahasra in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3157
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Sahasra was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

136 babies were named Sahasra in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sahasra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,638 babies named Sahasra between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sahasra currently holds the #3157 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 136 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sahasra performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 945 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sahasra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 252 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Sahasra in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sahasra 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 1,638 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.

Sahasra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,638

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2010

136 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,157

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sahasra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
136
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
050100150 20242021201820152012200920062005 7

Sahasra by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
945 births that decade — 58% of Sahasra's all-time total
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Sahasra by state

Where Sahasra concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sahasra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
252 15.4%
#2 Texas
185 11.3%
#3 New Jersey
127 7.8%
#4 Illinois
64 3.9%
#5 Virginia
52 3.2%
#6 Ohio
46 2.8%
#7 Georgia
40 2.4%
#8 Michigan
27 1.6%
California share of Sahasra's total US births 15.4%
Even split

252 of 1,638 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Sahasra appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sahasra?
1,638 babies have been named Sahasra since 2005. It currently ranks #3157 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 136 births.
When was Sahasra most popular?
Sahasra was most popular in the 2010s decade with 945 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Sahasra most popular?
The top states for the name Sahasra are California (252 births), Texas (185 births), New Jersey (127 births).
How long has the name Sahasra been used?
Sahasra has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sahasra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sahara, Sahana, Sahar, Sahra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2005–2024 (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.