Girls' name · since 1997
Sahian
Sahian has 72 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,852 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
72 girls have been named Sahian since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sahian has 72 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2006.
- #30,852 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 72 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahian ranks #30,852 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,852 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sahian's 72 recorded births place it above 57.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sahian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sahian's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sahian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2006
- Peak year (2000)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2006.
72 total births across 10 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 15 births in a single year.
Sahian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (50 births, 69% of the file).
2000s was Sahian's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Sahian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 50 births (69% of all-time use).
Sahian decade highlights
- Peak decade 50 births
- Runner-up 22 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Sahian by state
Where Sahian concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 15.3% |
11 of 72 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 15.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 15.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Sahian's data
- California records the most Sahians (11 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sahian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1997–2006 (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 Sahian 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.
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