Recorded 1984–1989 Unisex name Peak 1985 46 births

Sarath — boys' name

46 babies named Sarath in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s46
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sarath was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sarath in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarath

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Sarath between 1984 and 1989, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sarath currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Sarath is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 20 additional births since 1986.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarath performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sarath in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarath 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 46 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.

Sarath at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

46

Since 1984

6 years of records

Peak year

1985

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1984

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1989

Sarath popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1984

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1985)
10
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4681012 198919881987198619851984 7

Sarath popularity over time — girls

20 total births recorded since 1986 (Sarath as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 20 births
456789 198819871986 8

Sarath by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
46 births that decade — 100% of Sarath's all-time total
1980s46

Sarath by state

Where Sarath concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sarath
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 21.7%
California share of Sarath's total US births 21.7%

10 of 46 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarath?
46 babies have been named Sarath since 1984. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1985 with 10 births.
When was Sarath most popular?
Sarath was most popular in the 1980s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Sarath most popular?
The top states for the name Sarath are California (10 births).
Is Sarath a unisex name?
Yes, Sarath is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 46 births, and as a girl's name it has 20 births.
How long has the name Sarath been used?
Sarath has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 6 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Sarath?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarkis, Sarim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1984–1989 (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.