Total births
71
Girls' name · since 1980
Sawsan
Sawsan has 71 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15830
- among girls today
- 71
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 11%
- more common than other girls
71 babies have been named Sawsan since 1980, making it today's #15830 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sawsan has been recorded 71 times among girls since 1980, currently ranked #15830 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #15830 among girls today
- 71 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
- 11% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Sawsan is currently the #15830 girls' name in America, more common than 11% of girls - 71 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15830
- among girls today
- 71
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 11%
- more common than other girls
Sawsan vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15830
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 11% of names given to girls today.
1990s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Sawsan was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
7 babies were named Sawsan in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
How Sawsan compares
71 19th percentile among 17,726 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
Sawsan's all-time total is 81% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sawsan | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 71 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Sawsan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sawsan's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sawsan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1991
Current rank
#15,830
Active since
1980
Sawsan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Sawsan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Sawsan's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Sawsan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 28 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sawsan? ▼
Sawsan has been given to 71 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #15830 as of the latest data. 7 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
When was Sawsan most popular? ▼
Sawsan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Sawsan been used? ▼
Records for Sawsan go back to 1980, giving 46 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Sawsan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sawyer, Sawda, Sawdah, Sawana, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sawsan's data
- Sawsan's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sawsan
Nearby Names Like Sawsan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sawsan
Sawyer Girl
#297 18,338 births
Sawda Girl
#14573 52 births
Sawdah Girl
#10100 50 births
Sawana Girl
10 births
Sawanda Girl
8 births
Compare Sawsan side by side: Sawsan vs Sawyer Sawsan vs Sawda Sawsan vs Sawdah
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sawsan: #15830 Girls' Name - 71 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sawsan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sawsan 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 June 2026.