Boys' name · since 1890
Sank
Since 1890, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Sank, peaking in 1890. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,553 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1890
- 1890s
- peak decade
Sank is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1890.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sank has been recorded 10 times among boys since 1890, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1890s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 1897.
- #35,553 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1890
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sank ranks #35,553 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1890, peaking in the 1890s.
- #35,553 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1890
- 1890s
- peak decade
Sank's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sank's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sank's SSA record in two at 1897 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded.
Sank popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1897
- Peak year (1890)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Sank by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1890s was Sank's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sank births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sank: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~7 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, 1890–1897 (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 Sank 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.