Recorded 2002–2013 Boys' name Peak 2002 25 births

Sanskar — boys' name

25 babies named Sanskar in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s152010s10
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Sanskar was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

5 babies were named Sanskar in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanskar

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Sanskar between 2002 and 2013, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sanskar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanskar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sanskar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanskar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sanskar at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

25

Since 2002

12 years of records

Peak year

2002

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

2002

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2013

Sanskar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2002

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2002)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 20132012200920032002 5

Sanskar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
15 births that decade — 60% of Sanskar's all-time total
2000s152010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanskar?
25 babies have been named Sanskar since 2002. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2002 with 5 births.
When was Sanskar most popular?
Sanskar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Sanskar been used?
Sanskar has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 12 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Sanskar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Santiago, Santos, Sanford, Santino, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.