Sasan
Sasan, considered the eponymous ancestor of the Sasanian Dynasty in Persia, was "a great warrior and hunter" and a Zoroastrian high priest in Pars. He lived sometime near the fall of the Arsacid (Parthian) Empire in the early 3rd century.
Meaning & Origin of Sasan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sasan, considered the eponymous ancestor of the Sasanian Dynasty in Persia, was "a great warrior and hunter" and a Zoroastrian high priest in Pars. He lived sometime near the fall of the Arsacid (Parthian) Empire in the early 3rd century.
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The Story of Sasan
Sasan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1981, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 10 Sasans were born — ranking #3,925 that year. As of 2026, Sasan ranks #8,866 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 51 Sasans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sasan
Sasan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 51 births in the dataset. Sasan's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #3,925. Use the chart and map above to compare Sasan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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