Recorded 1970–2023 Girls' name Peak 1985 551 births

Sapna — girls' name

551 babies named Sapna in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1481980s1851990s1132000s952010s52020s5
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Sapna was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

25 babies were named Sapna in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sapna

The Social Security Administration has registered 551 babies named Sapna between 1970 and 2023, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sapna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sapna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sapna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sapna in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sapna 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 551 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.

Sapna at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

551

Since 1970

54 years of records

Peak year

1985

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1970

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sapna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1970

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1985)
25
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
051015202530 20232005199919931987198119751970 7

Sapna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
185 births that decade — 34% of Sapna's all-time total
1970s1481980s1851990s1132000s952010s52020s5

Sapna by state

Where Sapna concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sapna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 4.9%
#2 New Jersey
6 1.1%
#3 Texas
5 0.9%
California share of Sapna's total US births 4.9%
Even split

27 of 551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sapna?
551 babies have been named Sapna since 1970. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1985 with 25 births.
When was Sapna most popular?
Sapna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Sapna most popular?
The top states for the name Sapna are California (27 births), New Jersey (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Sapna been used?
Sapna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 54 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sapna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sapphire, Saphira, Saphire, Sapphira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1970–2023 (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.