Recorded 1989–2014 Girls' name Peak 2002 175 births

Saher — girls' name

175 babies named Saher in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s882000s762010s5
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Saher was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

15 babies were named Saher in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saher

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Saher between 1989 and 2014, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saher currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saher performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Saher shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Saher in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saher 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 175 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.

Saher at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

175

Since 1989

26 years of records

Peak year

2002

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1989

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2014

Saher popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1989

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2002)
15
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 20142006200320001997199419911989 6

Saher popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2001 (Saher as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2001 5

Saher by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
88 births that decade — 50% of Saher's all-time total
1980s61990s882000s762010s5

Saher by state

Where Saher concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Saher
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.9%
New York share of Saher's total US births 2.9%

5 of 175 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saher?
175 babies have been named Saher since 1989. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2002 with 15 births.
When was Saher most popular?
Saher was most popular in the 1990s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Saher most popular?
The top states for the name Saher are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Saher been used?
Saher has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 26 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Saher?
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, 1989–2014 (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.