Recorded 1975–2003 Girls' name Peak 1986 373 births

Satin — girls' name

373 babies named Satin in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s1741990s1392000s28
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Satin was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

26 babies were named Satin in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Satin

The Social Security Administration has registered 373 babies named Satin between 1975 and 2003, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Satin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Satin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Satin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Satin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Satin 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 373 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.

Satin at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

373

Since 1975

29 years of records

Peak year

1986

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1975

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2003

Satin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1975

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1986)
26
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
051015202530 20031998199419901986198219781975 5

Satin by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
174 births that decade — 47% of Satin's all-time total
1970s321980s1741990s1392000s28

Satin by state

Where Satin concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Satin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.3%
Texas share of Satin's total US births 1.3%

5 of 373 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Satin?
373 babies have been named Satin since 1975. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1986 with 26 births.
When was Satin most popular?
Satin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Satin most popular?
The top states for the name Satin are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Satin been used?
Satin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 29 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Satin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sativa, Satori, Satya, Satara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1975–2003 (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.