Recorded 1968–2023 Girls' name Peak 2003 932 births

Varsha — girls' name

932 babies named Varsha in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s321980s331990s1622000s4262010s2252020s49
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Varsha was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

49 babies were named Varsha in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Varsha

The Social Security Administration has registered 932 babies named Varsha between 1968 and 2023, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Varsha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Varsha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 426 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Varsha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 150 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Varsha in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Varsha 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 932 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.

Varsha at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

932

Since 1968

56 years of records

Peak year

2003

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1968

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2023

Varsha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1968

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
49
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
0102030405060 202320172011200519991993198219751968 5

Varsha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
426 births that decade — 46% of Varsha's all-time total
1960s51970s321980s331990s1622000s4262010s2252020s49

Varsha by state

Where Varsha concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Varsha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
150 16.1%
#2 New Jersey
30 3.2%
#3 Texas
21 2.3%
#4 New York
11 1.2%
#5 Illinois
5 0.5%
#6 Michigan
5 0.5%
California share of Varsha's total US births 16.1%
Even split

150 of 932 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Varsha?
932 babies have been named Varsha since 1968. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 49 births.
When was Varsha most popular?
Varsha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 426 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Varsha most popular?
The top states for the name Varsha are California (150 births), New Jersey (30 births), Texas (21 births).
How long has the name Varsha been used?
Varsha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 56 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Varsha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vara, Varnika, Varonica, Varina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1968–2023 (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.