Recorded 2000–2022 Unisex name Peak 2010 71 births

Sahej — unisex name

71 babies named Sahej in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s272010s372020s7
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Sahej was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sahej in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sahej

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Sahej between 2000 and 2022, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sahej currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Sahej is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 50 additional births since 2001.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sahej performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sahej shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sahej 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 71 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.

Sahej at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

71

Since 2000

23 years of records

Peak year

2010

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2000

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2022

Sahej popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2000

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2010)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 202220172016201520142012201020082007200420012000 5

Sahej popularity over time — boys

50 total births recorded since 2001 (Sahej as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 50 births
45678910 201820172014201220112009200720042001 5

Sahej by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
37 births that decade — 52% of Sahej's all-time total
2000s272010s372020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sahej?
71 babies have been named Sahej since 2000. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2010 with 8 births.
When was Sahej most popular?
Sahej was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Is Sahej a unisex name?
Yes, Sahej is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 71 births, and as a boy's name it has 50 births.
How long has the name Sahej been used?
Sahej has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 23 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Sahej?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sahara, Sahana, Sahar, Sahasra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2000–2022 (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.