US rank #7265 Boys' name Peak 1992 949 births

Sarkis — #7265 US boys' name

949 babies named Sarkis in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s1151930s521940s61950s71960s81970s311980s1381990s2162000s1672010s1282020s60
#7265
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Sarkis was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

27 babies were named Sarkis in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarkis

The Social Security Administration has registered 949 babies named Sarkis between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sarkis currently holds the #7265 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarkis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 216 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Sarkis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 488 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In total, SSA state-level files list Sarkis in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarkis 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 949 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.

Sarkis at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

949

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

1992

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,265

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sarkis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
27
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Sarkis by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
216 births that decade — 23% of Sarkis's all-time total
1910s211920s1151930s521940s61950s71960s81970s311980s1381990s2162000s1672010s1282020s60

Sarkis by state

Where Sarkis concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sarkis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
488 51.4%
#2 Massachusetts
20 2.1%
#3 Rhode Island
6 0.6%
California share of Sarkis's total US births 51.4%
Even split

488 of 949 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarkis?
949 babies have been named Sarkis since 1914. It currently ranks #7265 among boys. The peak year was 1992 with 27 births.
When was Sarkis most popular?
Sarkis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 216 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Sarkis most popular?
The top states for the name Sarkis are California (488 births), Massachusetts (20 births), Rhode Island (6 births).
How long has the name Sarkis been used?
Sarkis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sarkis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarim, 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, 1914–2024 (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.