Boys' name · since 1988
Satchel
Satchel has 548 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,461 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 548
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Satchel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 548 recorded since 1988.
Satchel has 548 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2022.
- #7,461 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 548 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Satchel ranks #7,461 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 548 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,461 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 548
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Satchel's 548 recorded births place it above 83.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Satchel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Satchel splits its recorded history at 2004: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Satchel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2022
- Peak year (1998)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Satchel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (241 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Satchel's strongest decade.
241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Satchel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
216 births
- 2000s
2000s
241 births
- 2010s 54
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 241 births (44% of all-time use).
How Satchel 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 Satchel's total volume
Satchel by state
Where Satchel concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 5.3% |
29 of 548 births nationwide.
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- Satchel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (241 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Satchels (29 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 Satchel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1988–2022 (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 Satchel 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.