Unisex name · since 1996
Saturn
Saturn has 107 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,423 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,446 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 107
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saturn is the #6446 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 107 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Saturn recorded 107 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #6446 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #26,423 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,446 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 107 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saturn ranks #26,423 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,446 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 107 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #26,423 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,446 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 107
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Saturn's 107 recorded births place it above 63.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Saturn compares
107 26th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Saturn's all-time total is 72% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saturn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 107 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saturn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saturn's full recorded timeline at 2019, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saturn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Saturn popularity over time - boys
50 total births recorded since 2021 (Saturn as boys' name)
Saturn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (73 births, 68% of the file).
2020s was Saturn's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Saturn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 73 births (68% of all-time use).
Saturn by state
Where Saturn concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 4.7% |
5 of 107 births nationwide.
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What to do with Saturn's data
- Texas records the most Saturns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Saturn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Saturn 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.