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Sanam Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Sanam?

In 2018 the rare name Sanam, ranked the 8,999th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Sanam would be a striking name choice.

Position 4347, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1997 with 25 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Sanam was less than 5, most recently in 2017.

Approximately during the years 1983-1986, and 1994-1997 the name Sanam took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

The popularity trend for Sanam has remained mostly unchanged for a while. however, the number of children named Sanam lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sanam?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Sanam is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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   Sanam (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 12 8,999
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2016 7 14,076
2015 18 6,918
2014 7 14,284
2013 6 16,177
2012 9 12,055
2011 5 19,049
2010 11 10,332
2009 6 16,887
2008 6 17,099
2007 9 12,469
2006 14 8,634
2005 11 9,993
2004 9 11,443
2003 10 10,287
2002 9 10,921
2001 19 6,025
2000 15 7,083
1999 17 6,142
1998 10 9,143
1997 25 4,347
1996 19 5,244
1995 16 5,892
1994 11 8,026
1993 16 5,890
1992 10 8,592
1991 16 5,885
1990 16 5,773
1989 12 6,863
1988 8 9,047
1987 6 10,968
1986 16 4,916
1985 11 6,358
1984 11 6,192
1983 6 9,967
1982 10 6,763
1981 7 8,831
1980 5 11,750
1979 6 9,914
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.