Boys' name · since 1914
Sarkis
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 962 babies named Sarkis, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,487 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 962
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
962 babies have been named Sarkis since 1914, making it today's #6487 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sarkis recorded 962 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #6487 nationally today, ahead of 53% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #5,264 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,487 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 962 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarkis ranks #5,264 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,487 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 962 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,487 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 962
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sarkis's 962 recorded births place it above 88.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sarkis compares
962 Top 32% higher than 68% of 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
Sarkis's all-time total is 161% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sarkis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 962 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sarkis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sarkis's full recorded timeline at 1988, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sarkis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Sarkis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (216 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Sarkis's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Sarkis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 21
1910s
21 births
- 1920s
1920s
115 births
- 1930s 52
1930s
52 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
138 births
- 1990s
1990s
216 births
- 2000s
2000s
167 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 216 births (22% of all-time use).
How Sarkis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sarkis's total volume
Sarkis by state
Where Sarkis concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 488 | 50.7% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 20 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Rhode Island | | 6 | 0.6% |
488 of 962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sarkis's data
- Sarkis's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (216 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sarkiss (488 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 Sarkis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Sarkis 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.