US rank #12702 Boys' name Peak 2011 295 births

Sajan — #12702 US boys' name

295 babies named Sajan in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s662000s902010s1042020s29
#12702
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Sajan was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

17 babies were named Sajan in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sajan

The Social Security Administration has registered 295 babies named Sajan between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sajan currently holds the #12702 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sajan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sajan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sajan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sajan 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 295 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.

Sajan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

295

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2011

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,702

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sajan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
17
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 20242017201320092005200019961978 6

Sajan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
104 births that decade — 35% of Sajan's all-time total
1970s61990s662000s902010s1042020s29

Sajan by state

Where Sajan concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sajan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 3.7%
California share of Sajan's total US births 3.7%

11 of 295 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sajan?
295 babies have been named Sajan since 1978. It currently ranks #12702 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 17 births.
When was Sajan most popular?
Sajan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Sajan most popular?
The top states for the name Sajan are California (11 births).
How long has the name Sajan been used?
Sajan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sajan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sajid, Sajjad, Sajad, Saje, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1978–2024 (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.