Total births
24
Boys' name · since 1980
Sapan
24 babies named Sapan in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 24
- total births
- 1980–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
Sapan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 24 have been recorded since 1980.
Sapan has 24 recorded births among boys since 1980, 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 1980 to 1993.
- 24 total births
- 1980–1993 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 79% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
24 boys have been named Sapan since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.
- 24
- total births
- 1980–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
79% of everyone ever named Sapan was born in this single decade.
1989
Single peak year
9 babies were named Sapan in 1989 - its busiest year on record.
Sapan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sapan's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sapan at a glance
Last recorded 1993Peak year
1989
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Sapan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1993
- Peak year (1989)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Sapan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Sapan's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Sapan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 19 births (79% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sapan? ▼
Sapan has been given to 24 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1993. 9 babies were born in 1989, its single highest year.
When was Sapan most popular? ▼
Sapan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Sapan been used? ▼
Sapan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 14 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Sapan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saphir. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Sapan's data
- Sapan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sapan
Nearby Names Like Sapan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sapan
Compare Sapan side by side: Sapan vs Saphir
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
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, 1980–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sapan: Baby Name Since 1980 - 24 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sapan. 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 Sapan 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.