Recorded 1980–1993 Boys' name Peak 1989 24 births

Sapan — boys' name

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.

1980s191990s5
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.

What the Data Says About Sapan

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Sapan between 1980 and 1993, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sapan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sapan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sapan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sapan 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 24 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.

Sapan at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

24

Since 1980

14 years of records

Peak year

1989

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1980

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1993

Sapan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1980

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1989)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Sapan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
19 births that decade — 79% of Sapan's all-time total
1980s191990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sapan?
24 babies have been named Sapan since 1980. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1989 with 9 births.
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.

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, 1980–1993 (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.