Recorded 2000–2022 Boys' name Peak 2016 182 births

Sparsh — boys' name

182 babies named Sparsh in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s562010s1152020s11
2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Sparsh was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

21 babies were named Sparsh in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sparsh

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Sparsh between 2000 and 2022, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sparsh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sparsh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sparsh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sparsh 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 182 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.

Sparsh at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

182

Since 2000

23 years of records

Peak year

2016

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2000

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2022

Sparsh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2000

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
21
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0510152025 2022201820152012200920062000 7

Sparsh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
115 births that decade — 63% of Sparsh's all-time total
2000s562010s1152020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sparsh?
182 babies have been named Sparsh since 2000. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2016 with 21 births.
When was Sparsh most popular?
Sparsh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Sparsh been used?
Sparsh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 23 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Sparsh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sparrow, Spade, Spartacus, Sparky, 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, 2000–2022 (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.