Recorded 1943–1995 Girls' name Peak 1980 76 births

Sarajean — girls' name

76 babies named Sarajean in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51970s101980s481990s13
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Sarajean was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

12 babies were named Sarajean in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarajean

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Sarajean between 1943 and 1995, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sarajean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarajean performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sarajean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarajean 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 76 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.

Sarajean at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

76

Since 1943

53 years of records

Peak year

1980

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1943

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1995

Sarajean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1943

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1980)
12
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Sarajean by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
48 births that decade — 63% of Sarajean's all-time total
1940s51970s101980s481990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarajean?
76 babies have been named Sarajean since 1943. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1980 with 12 births.
When was Sarajean most popular?
Sarajean was most popular in the 1980s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Sarajean been used?
Sarajean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 53 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Sarajean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarai, Sarina, 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, 1943–1995 (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.