Girls' name · since 1973
Sancha
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Sancha, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #52,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
12 girls have been named Sancha since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sancha recorded 12 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1975.
- #52,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sancha ranks #52,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #52,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sancha's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sancha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sancha's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sancha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1975
- Peak year (1973)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1975.
12 total births across 3 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1973 with 7 births in a single year.
Sancha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Sancha's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sancha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Sancha decade highlights
- Peak decade 12 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sancha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1973–1975 (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 Sancha 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.
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