Total births
11
Boys' name · since 2008
Sahl
Sahl has 11 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 11
- total births
- 2008–2014
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
11 boys have been named Sahl since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahl has been recorded 11 times among boys since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2014.
- 11 total births
- 2008–2014 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
11 boys have been named Sahl since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2014.
- 11
- total births
- 2008–2014
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Sahl was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
6 babies were named Sahl in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
Sahl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sahl splits its recorded history at 2014: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sahl at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Sahl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2014
- Peak year (2014)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Sahl by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Sahl's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Sahl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sahl? ▼
11 babies have been named Sahl since 2008. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2014 with 6 births.
When was Sahl most popular? ▼
Sahl was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Sahl been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sahl since 2008 -- 7 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Sahl? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sahil, Sahir, Sahib, Sahaj, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Sahl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2008–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sahl: Baby Name Since 2008 - 11 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sahl. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sahl 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 June 2026.