How Many People Are Named Saran?
An estimated 637 people in the United States have the first name Saran. It is predominantly female (96.3%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Saran peaked in popularity in 2006 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saran as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Saran paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
637
About 1 in 538,076 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.3% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2006
22 births
Total Registered
668
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saran
Saran is predominantly female (96.3%), though 25 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Saran as a male name
Ranked #11,888 in 2016
6 male births in 2016
Peak: 2006 (8 births)
Saran as a female name
Ranked #9,418 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (20 births)
Saran: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saran span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 156 babies were registered. While Saran is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Saran by Decade
How has Saran tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Saran by State
Saran + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Saran as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Saran
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Saran: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saran?
We estimate approximately 637 people named Saran are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 538,076 Americans share this first name.
Is Saran a common name?
Saran is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 668 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saran most popular?
Saran reached peak popularity in 2006, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saran is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saran a female name?
Saran is predominantly female. 96.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saran Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saran Smith, Saran Johnson, Saran Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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