Boys' name · since 2001
Sartaj
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 252 babies named Sartaj, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,623 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,016 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 252
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sartaj is the #8016 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 252 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sartaj has been recorded 252 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #8016 nationally and more common than 42% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #11,623 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,016 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 252 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sartaj ranks #11,623 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,016 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 252 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,623 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,016 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 252
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sartaj's 252 recorded births place it above 74.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sartaj compares
252 42nd 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
Sartaj's all-time total is 32% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sartaj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 252 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sartaj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sartaj's full recorded timeline at 2014, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sartaj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Sartaj by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (131 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Sartaj's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Sartaj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 131 births (52% of all-time use).
Sartaj by state
Where Sartaj concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 59 | 23.4% |
59 of 252 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sartaj's data
- Sartaj's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (131 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sartajs (59 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 Sartaj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Sartaj 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.