US rank #10450 Unisex name Peak 2012 378 births

Satya — #10450 US unisex name

378 babies named Satya in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s111990s252000s1302010s1632020s38
#10450
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Satya was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

25 babies were named Satya in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Satya

The Social Security Administration has registered 378 babies named Satya between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Satya currently holds the #10450 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 25 babies received it in a single year. Satya is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 218 additional births since 1995.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Satya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Satya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Satya in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Satya 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 378 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.

Satya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

378

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2012

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,450

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Satya popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
25
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
051015202530 202420192015201120072003199719831974 5

Satya popularity over time — boys

218 total births recorded since 1995 (Satya as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 218 births
05101520 20242020201620112007200319991995 6

Satya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
163 births that decade — 43% of Satya's all-time total
1970s111980s111990s252000s1302010s1632020s38

Satya by state

Where Satya concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Satya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
55 14.6%
#2 New York
10 2.6%
California share of Satya's total US births 14.6%
Even split

55 of 378 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Satya?
378 babies have been named Satya since 1974. It currently ranks #10450 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 25 births.
When was Satya most popular?
Satya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Satya most popular?
The top states for the name Satya are California (55 births), New York (10 births).
Is Satya a unisex name?
Yes, Satya is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 378 births, and as a boy's name it has 218 births.
How long has the name Satya been used?
Satya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Satya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sativa, Satori, Satin, 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, 1974–2024 (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.