Unisex name · since 1974
Satya
Satya has 385 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,200 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 385
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Satya is the #12200 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 385 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Satya recorded 385 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #12200 nationally today, ahead of 29% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #13,839 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,200 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 385 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Satya ranks #13,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,200 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 385 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,200 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 385
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Satya's 385 recorded births place it above 80.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Satya compares
385 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Satya's all-time total is 2% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Satya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 385 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Satya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Satya's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Satya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Satya popularity over time - boys
232 total births recorded since 1995 (Satya as boys' name)
Satya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (163 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Satya's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Satya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 163 births (42% of all-time use).
Satya by state
Where Satya concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55 | 14.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 2.6% |
55 of 385 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Satya's data
- Satya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Satyas (55 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 Satya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Satya 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.