Girls' name · since 1965
Sangeeta
Sangeeta has 177 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 177
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sangeeta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 177 have been recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Sangeeta recorded 177 times among girls since 1965, 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 1965 to 2002.
- #21,089 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 177 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sangeeta ranks #21,089 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 177 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 177
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sangeeta's 177 recorded births place it above 70.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Sangeeta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sangeeta splits its recorded history at 1980: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sangeeta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2002
- Peak year (1971)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2002.
177 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1971 with 10 births in a single year.
Sangeeta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (79 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Sangeeta's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Sangeeta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 79 births (45% of all-time use).
Sangeeta decade highlights
- Peak decade 79 births
- Runner-up 43 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Sangeeta by state
Where Sangeeta concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 177 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Indiana 2.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Indiana accounts for 2.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Sangeeta's data
- Sangeeta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Sangeetas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sangeeta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1965–2002 (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 Sangeeta 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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