Recorded 1985–1988 Boys' name Peak 1986 22 births

Sambath — boys' name

22 babies named Sambath in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s22
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sambath was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sambath in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sambath

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Sambath between 1985 and 1988, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sambath currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sambath performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sambath 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 22 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.

Sambath at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

22

Since 1985

4 years of records

Peak year

1986

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1985

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1988

Sambath popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1985

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1986)
9
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
5678910 198819861985 7

Sambath by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
22 births that decade — 100% of Sambath's all-time total
1980s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sambath?
22 babies have been named Sambath since 1985. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1986 with 9 births.
When was Sambath most popular?
Sambath was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Sambath been used?
Sambath has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 4 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Sambath?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samuel, Sam, Sammy, Sammie, 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, 1985–1988 (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.