Boys' name · since 1983
Sao
10 babies named Sao in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,557 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sao sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1983.
Sao has 10 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1987.
- #35,557 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sao ranks #35,557 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #35,557 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sao'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.
Sao's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sao splits its recorded history at 1987: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births).
Sao popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1987
- Peak year (1983)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Sao by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Sao's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sao births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sao: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1983–1987 (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 Sao 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.