Recorded 1987–2023 Boys' name Peak 2003 158 births

Sajjad — boys' name

158 babies named Sajjad in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s62000s582010s632020s25
2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Sajjad was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sajjad in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sajjad

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Sajjad between 1987 and 2023, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sajjad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sajjad performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sajjad shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sajjad 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 158 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.

Sajjad at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

158

Since 1987

37 years of records

Peak year

2003

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1987

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sajjad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1987

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
11
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 202320202016201320102007200319961987 6

Sajjad by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
63 births that decade — 40% of Sajjad's all-time total
1980s61990s62000s582010s632020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sajjad?
158 babies have been named Sajjad since 1987. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 11 births.
When was Sajjad most popular?
Sajjad was most popular in the 2010s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Sajjad been used?
Sajjad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 37 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sajjad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sajid, Sajan, 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, 1987–2023 (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.