Girls' name · since 1987
Sitara
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 805 babies named Sitara, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,683 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,348 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 805
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
805 babies have been named Sitara since 1987, making it today's #2348 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sitara recorded 805 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #2348 nationally today, ahead of 86% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #8,683 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,348 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 805 born since 1987
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sitara ranks #8,683 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,348 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 805 born since 1987, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,683 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,348 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 805
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
Sitara's 805 recorded births place it above 87.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sitara compares
805 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Sitara's all-time total is 114% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sitara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 805 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sitara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sitara's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 78, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sitara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Sitara by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (353 births, 44% of the file).
2020s was Sitara's strongest decade.
353 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Sitara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 62
1990s
62 births
- 2000s 127
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
251 births
- 2020s
2020s
353 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 353 births (44% of all-time use).
How Sitara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sitara's total volume
Sitara by state
Where Sitara concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 110 | 13.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 60 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Washington | | 13 | 1.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.4% |
110 of 805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Sitara's data
- California records the most Sitaras (110 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 Sitara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Sitara 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.