Girls' name · since 1967

Sangita

85 babies named Sangita in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#29,014 of 72,339
all-time among girls
85
born since 1967
1970s
peak decade

Sangita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 85 recorded since 1967.

Sangita has 85 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2001.

  • #29,014 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 85 born since 1967
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sangita ranks #29,014 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 85 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.

#29,014 of 72,339
all-time among girls
85
born since 1967
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sangita's 85 recorded births place it above 59.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sangita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Sangita's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Sangita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1969)
10
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
4681012 1967197019731975197819812001 5

Sangita by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (48 births, 56% of the file).

1970s was Sangita's strongest decade.

48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Sangita births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 48 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sangita?
85 babies have been named Sangita since 1967. All-time, it sits at #29,014 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1969 with 10 births.
Where does Sangita sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sangita ranks #29,014 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sangita most popular?
Sangita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Sangita been used?
The SSA has tracked Sangita since 1967 -- 35 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Sangita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sandra, Sandy, Sandi, Saniyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Sangita's data

  • Sangita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (48 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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sangita

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sangita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1967–2001 (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 Sangita 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.