Recorded 1884–1896 Girls' name Peak 1884 15 births

Sarepta — girls' name

15 babies named Sarepta in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1884. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s10
1890s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Sarepta was born in this single decade.

1884
Single peak year

5 babies were named Sarepta in 1884 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarepta

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Sarepta between 1884 and 1896, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sarepta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1896. The name reached its historical peak in 1884, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarepta performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sarepta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarepta 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 15 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.

Sarepta at a glance

Last recorded 1896

Total births

15

Since 1884

13 years of records

Peak year

1884

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1896

Active since

1884

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1896

Sarepta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1884

Last recorded 1896
Peak year (1884)
5
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
5 189618951884 5

Sarepta by decade

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

Peak: 1890s
Peak decade
1890s
10 births that decade — 67% of Sarepta's all-time total
1880s51890s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarepta?
15 babies have been named Sarepta since 1884. It was last recorded in 1896. The peak year was 1884 with 5 births.
When was Sarepta most popular?
Sarepta was most popular in the 1890s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1884.
How long has the name Sarepta been used?
Sarepta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 13 years of data through 1896.
What names are similar to Sarepta?
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, 1884–1896 (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.