Girls' name · since 1970
Sapna
Sapna has 556 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,290 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sapna is the #15290 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 556 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sapna has been recorded 556 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #15290 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #11,103 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,290 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 556 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sapna ranks #11,103 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,290 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 556 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,290 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sapna's 556 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sapna compares
556 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sapna's all-time total is 48% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sapna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 556 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sapna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sapna's full recorded timeline at 1991, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sapna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Sapna by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (185 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Sapna's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sapna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
148 births
- 1980s
1980s
185 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 185 births (33% of all-time use).
How Sapna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sapna's total volume
Sapna by state
Where Sapna concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 4.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
27 of 556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sapna's data
- Sapna's decade-level peak was the 1980s (185 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sapnas (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sapna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Sapna 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.