Girls' name · since 1951
Saran
651 babies named Saran in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,087 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 651
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
651 babies have been named Saran since 1951, making it today's #11087 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saran has been recorded 651 times among girls since 1951, currently ranked #11087 nationally and more common than 36% 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 1951 to 2025.
- #9,998 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,087 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 651 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saran ranks #9,998 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,087 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 651 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,087 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 651
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Saran's 651 recorded births place it above 86.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Saran compares
651 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Saran's all-time total is 73% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saran | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 651 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saran splits its recorded history at 1996: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saran popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Saran popularity over time - boys
25 total births recorded since 2005 (Saran as boys' name)
Saran by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (156 births, 24% of the file).
1980s was Saran's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Saran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
156 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 156 births (24% of all-time use).
How Saran 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 Saran's total volume
Saran by state
Where Saran concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 38 | 5.8% |
| #2 | California | | 18 | 2.8% |
38 of 651 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Saran's data
- Saran's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (156 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sarans (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Saran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Saran 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.