Boys' name · since 1998
Subhan
Subhan has 847 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,712 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,251 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 847
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
847 babies have been named Subhan since 1998, making it today's #2251 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Subhan recorded 847 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #2251 nationally today, ahead of 84% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #5,712 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,251 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 847 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Subhan ranks #5,712 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,251 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 847 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,712 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,251 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 847
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Subhan's 847 recorded births place it above 87.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Subhan compares
847 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Subhan's all-time total is 130% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Subhan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 847 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Subhan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Subhan's full recorded timeline at 2012, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Subhan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Subhan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (387 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Subhan's strongest decade.
387 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Subhan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 152
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
387 births
- 2020s
2020s
291 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 387 births (46% of all-time use).
How Subhan 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 Subhan's total volume
Subhan by state
Where Subhan concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 173 | 20.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 114 | 13.5% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 61 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 54 | 6.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 15 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Washington | | 9 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
173 of 847 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Subhan's data
- Subhan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (387 total births) through the 2020s (291) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Subhans (173 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 Subhan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Subhan 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.