Boys' name · since 1999
Sudarshan
Sudarshan has 41 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,608 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sudarshan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 41 have been recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Sudarshan recorded 41 times among boys since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2012.
- #23,608 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 41 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sudarshan ranks #23,608 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,608 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sudarshan's 41 recorded births place it above 48.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sudarshan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sudarshan's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sudarshan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2012
- Peak year (2007)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Sudarshan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (21 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Sudarshan's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Sudarshan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Sudarshan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2010s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1999–2012 (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 Sudarshan 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.