Recorded 1981–1995 Boys' name Peak 1984 51 births

Sasan — boys' name

51 babies named Sasan in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s461990s5
1980s
Peak decade

90% of everyone ever named Sasan was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sasan in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sasan

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Sasan between 1981 and 1995, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sasan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sasan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sasan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sasan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sasan 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 51 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.

Sasan at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

51

Since 1981

15 years of records

Peak year

1984

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1981

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1995

Sasan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1981

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1984)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 19951989198819861985198419831981 6

Sasan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
46 births that decade — 90% of Sasan's all-time total
1980s461990s5

Sasan by state

Where Sasan concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sasan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 9.8%
California share of Sasan's total US births 9.8%

5 of 51 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sasan?
51 babies have been named Sasan since 1981. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1984 with 10 births.
When was Sasan most popular?
Sasan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Sasan most popular?
The top states for the name Sasan are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sasan been used?
Sasan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 15 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Sasan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sasha, Sascha, Sasuke, Sashank, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–1995 (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.