Girls' name · since 1989
Saher
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 175 babies named Saher, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Saher is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 175 have been recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Saher recorded 175 times among girls since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2014.
- #21,208 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 175 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saher ranks #21,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 175 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Saher's 175 recorded births place it above 70.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Saher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saher's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saher popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2014
- Peak year (2002)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Saher popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2001 (Saher as boys' name)
Saher by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (88 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Saher's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Saher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 88 births (50% of all-time use).
Saher by state
Where Saher concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 175 births nationwide.
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What to do with Saher's data
- Saher's decade-level peak was the 1990s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sahers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1989–2014 (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 Saher 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.