Unisex name · since 1983
Sarin
128 babies named Sarin in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,465 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 128
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sarin currently ranks #15465 among unisex names in America, with 128 babies recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarin has been recorded 128 times among girls since 1983, currently ranked #15465 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #24,440 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,465 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 128 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarin ranks #24,440 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,465 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 128 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,465 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 128
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sarin's 128 recorded births place it above 66.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sarin compares
128 29th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Sarin's all-time total is 66% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sarin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 128 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sarin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sarin splits its recorded history at 1994: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sarin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Sarin popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1990 (Sarin as boys' name)
Sarin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (67 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Sarin's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Sarin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 67 births (52% of all-time use).
Sarin by state
Where Sarin concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 18.0% |
23 of 128 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sarin's data
- Sarin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sarins (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sarin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Sarin 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.