Boys' name · since 1978
Sajan
300 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.
- #10,581 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,416 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 300
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sajan is the #12416 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 300 recorded since 1978.
Sajan has 300 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12416 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #10,581 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,416 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 300 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sajan ranks #10,581 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,416 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 300 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,581 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,416 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 300
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sajan's 300 recorded births place it above 76.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sajan compares
300 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sajan's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sajan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 300 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sajan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sajan splits its recorded history at 2008: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sajan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Sajan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (104 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Sajan's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sajan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 104 births (35% of all-time use).
Sajan by state
Where Sajan concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 3.7% |
11 of 300 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sajan's data
- Sajan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sajans (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 Sajan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Sajan 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.