US rank #5547 Boys' name Peak 2014 344 births

Sarim — #5547 US boys' name

344 babies named Sarim in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s842010s1792020s76
#5547
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Sarim was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

25 babies were named Sarim in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarim

The Social Security Administration has registered 344 babies named Sarim between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sarim currently holds the #5547 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarim performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sarim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sarim in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarim 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 344 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.

Sarim at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

344

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2014

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,547

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sarim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
25
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
051015202530 20242020201620122008200420001996 5

Sarim by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
179 births that decade — 52% of Sarim's all-time total
1990s52000s842010s1792020s76

Sarim by state

Where Sarim concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sarim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 4.4%
#2 Texas
7 2.0%
#3 California
5 1.5%
#4 Virginia
5 1.5%
New York share of Sarim's total US births 4.4%
Even split

15 of 344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarim?
344 babies have been named Sarim since 1996. It currently ranks #5547 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 25 births.
When was Sarim most popular?
Sarim was most popular in the 2010s decade with 179 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Sarim most popular?
The top states for the name Sarim are New York (15 births), Texas (7 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Sarim been used?
Sarim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sarim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarkis, Sarthak, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.