Total births
10
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.
- 10
- total births
- 1983–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that 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.
- 10 total births
- 1983–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
10 boys have been named Sao since 1983, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.
- 10
- total births
- 1983–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Sao was born in this single decade.
1983
Single peak year
5 babies were named Sao in 1983 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
1983
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1983
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sao? ▼
Sao has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 5 babies were born in 1983, its single highest year.
When was Sao most popular? ▼
Sao was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Sao been used? ▼
Records for Sao go back to 1983, giving 5 years of history through 1987.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sao: Baby Name Since 1983 - 10 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sao. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.