Boys' name · since 1996
Sarim
Sarim has 357 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,634 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 357
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sarim is the #6634 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 357 recorded since 1996.
Sarim has 357 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6634 as of the latest data, more common than 52% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #9,649 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,634 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 357 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarim ranks #9,649 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,634 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 357 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,634 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 357
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sarim's 357 recorded births place it above 78.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sarim compares
357 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Sarim's all-time total is 3% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sarim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 357 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sarim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sarim's full recorded timeline at 2012, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sarim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Sarim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (179 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Sarim's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sarim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
179 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 179 births (50% of all-time use).
Sarim by state
Where Sarim concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 15 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 2.0% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.4% |
15 of 357 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Sarim's data
- Sarim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (179 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sarims (15 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 Sarim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Sarim 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.