Girls' name · since 1970
Sativa
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 700 babies named Sativa, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 700
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sativa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 700 have been recorded since 1970.
Sativa has 700 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1970 to 2024.
- #9,524 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 700 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sativa ranks #9,524 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 700 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 700
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sativa's 700 recorded births place it above 86.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sativa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sativa's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sativa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Sativa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (227 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Sativa's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Sativa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 84
1970s
84 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
167 births
- 2000s
2000s
227 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 227 births (32% of all-time use).
How Sativa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sativa's total volume
Sativa by state
Where Sativa concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 49 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Colorado | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 0.7% |
49 of 700 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sativa's data
- Sativa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (227 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sativas (49 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 Sativa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Sativa 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.