Boys' name · since 2004
Skanda
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 195 babies named Skanda, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,032 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 195
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
195 babies have been named Skanda since 2004, making it today's #4032 boys' name.
Skanda has 195 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4032 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #13,135 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,032 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 195 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skanda ranks #13,135 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,032 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 195 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,032 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 195
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skanda's 195 recorded births place it above 71.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Skanda compares
195 37th percentile among 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
Skanda's all-time total is 47% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Skanda | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 195 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Skanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Skanda's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Skanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Skanda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (89 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Skanda's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Skanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 89 births (46% of all-time use).
Skanda by state
Where Skanda concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 3.1% |
6 of 195 births nationwide.
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What to do with Skanda's data
- Skanda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2020s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Skandas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Skanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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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, 2004–2025 (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 Skanda 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.