Recorded 1977–2021 Boys' name Peak 1998 72 births

Saurabh — boys' name

72 babies named Saurabh in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s221990s342000s62020s5
1990s
Peak decade

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

1998
Single peak year

10 babies were named Saurabh in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saurabh

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Saurabh between 1977 and 2021, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Saurabh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saurabh performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Saurabh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saurabh 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 72 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.

Saurabh at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

72

Since 1977

45 years of records

Peak year

1998

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1977

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2021

Saurabh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1977

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1998)
10
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4681012 202120021998199719961993199119861985198319801977 5

Saurabh by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
34 births that decade — 47% of Saurabh's all-time total
1970s51980s221990s342000s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saurabh?
72 babies have been named Saurabh since 1977. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1998 with 10 births.
When was Saurabh most popular?
Saurabh was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Saurabh been used?
Saurabh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 45 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Saurabh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saul, Saulo, Saud, Saurav, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1977–2021 (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.