Boys' name · since 1985
Sambath
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Sambath, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
22 boys have been named Sambath since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sambath has been recorded 22 times among boys since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1988.
- #28,370 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sambath ranks #28,370 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #28,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sambath's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sambath's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sambath splits its recorded history at 1986: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sambath popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1988
- Peak year (1986)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Sambath by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (22 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Sambath's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sambath births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sambath: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1985–1988 (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 Sambath 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.