Boys' name · since 1970
Siddhartha
534 babies named Siddhartha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,594 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,310 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 534
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
534 babies have been named Siddhartha since 1970, making it today's #7310 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Siddhartha has been recorded 534 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #7310 nationally and more common than 48% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #7,594 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,310 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 534 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Siddhartha ranks #7,594 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,310 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 534 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,594 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,310 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 534
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Siddhartha's 534 recorded births place it above 83.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Siddhartha compares
534 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Siddhartha's all-time total is 45% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Siddhartha | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 534 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Siddhartha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Siddhartha's full recorded timeline at 2004, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Siddhartha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Siddhartha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (217 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Siddhartha's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Siddhartha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
142 births
- 2010s
2010s
217 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 217 births (41% of all-time use).
How Siddhartha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Siddhartha's total volume
Siddhartha by state
Where Siddhartha concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 9.7% |
52 of 534 births nationwide.
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What to do with Siddhartha's data
- Siddhartha's decade-level peak was the 2010s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Siddharthas (52 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Siddhartha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Siddhartha 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.