Boys' name · since 1991
Sanad
Sanad has 993 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,160 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,332 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 993
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sanad is the #1332 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 993 recorded since 1991.
Sanad has 993 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1332 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #5,160 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,332 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 993 born since 1991
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanad ranks #5,160 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,332 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 993 born since 1991, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,160 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,332 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 993
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Sanad's 993 recorded births place it above 88.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sanad compares
993 Top 32% higher than 68% of 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
Sanad's all-time total is 169% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sanad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 993 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 145 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sanad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sanad's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 145, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sanad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 145
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Sanad by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (610 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Sanad's strongest decade.
610 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Sanad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s 88
2000s
88 births
- 2010s 242
2010s
242 births
- 2020s
2020s
610 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 610 births (61% of all-time use).
How Sanad compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sanad's total volume
Sanad by state
Where Sanad concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 76 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 64 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 61 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 55 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 51 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 36 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 25 | 2.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 16 | 1.6% |
76 of 993 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Sanad appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sanad's data
- New York records the most Sanads (76 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sanad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Sanad 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.