Boys' name · since 1987
Sajjad
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 165 babies named Sajjad, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,144 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,073 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 165
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sajjad is the #11073 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 165 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Sajjad recorded 165 times among boys since 1987, holding rank #11073 nationally today, ahead of 21% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #14,144 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,073 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 165 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sajjad ranks #14,144 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,073 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 165 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,144 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,073 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 165
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sajjad's 165 recorded births place it above 68.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Sajjad compares
165 35th 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
Sajjad's all-time total is 55% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sajjad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 165 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sajjad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sajjad's full recorded timeline at 2012, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sajjad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Sajjad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (63 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Sajjad's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Sajjad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 63 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Sajjad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sajjad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Sajjad 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.