Recorded 1982–2008 Girls' name Peak 1989 93 births

Saranda — girls' name

93 babies named Saranda in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s311990s472000s15
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Saranda was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

15 babies were named Saranda in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saranda

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Saranda between 1982 and 2008, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saranda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saranda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Saranda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Saranda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saranda 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 93 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.

Saranda at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

93

Since 1982

27 years of records

Peak year

1989

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1982

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2008

Saranda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1982

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1989)
15
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 2008200219951993199019881982 5

Saranda by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
47 births that decade — 51% of Saranda's all-time total
1980s311990s472000s15

Saranda by state

Where Saranda concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Saranda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 5.4%
New York share of Saranda's total US births 5.4%

5 of 93 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saranda?
93 babies have been named Saranda since 1982. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1989 with 15 births.
When was Saranda most popular?
Saranda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Saranda most popular?
The top states for the name Saranda are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Saranda been used?
Saranda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 27 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Saranda?
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, 1982–2008 (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.