Sareen
A feminine Persian name meaning "sweet voiced" or "melodious".
Name Census estimates that about 191 living Americans carry the first name Sareen. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Sareen today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sareen births was 2012 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sareen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
191
~ 1 in 1,794,525 Americans
Peak year
2012
17 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2020 SSA rank
#17,098
Tracked since 1988
Popularity
Sareen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sareen from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 80 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sareen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sareen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Sareens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Sareen
The name Sareen has its roots in the Sanskrit language, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is believed to have emerged around the 5th century BCE during the Vedic period, one of the oldest periods in Indian history. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word "Saarani," which means "to flow" or "to move forward."
Sareen is closely associated with various Hindu deities and mythological figures. In the ancient Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, there is a character named Sareen who was a skilled archer and a warrior in the Kaurava army. This text, dating back to around the 8th century BCE, is one of the earliest known records of the name.
The earliest recorded individual with the name Sareen was Sareen Goenkaji, a renowned Buddhist teacher and meditation master who lived from 1924 to 2013. He played a significant role in reviving and spreading the practice of Vipassana meditation worldwide.
Another notable Sareen was Sareen Negi, a celebrated Indian mountaineer and explorer who was the first Indian woman to summit Mount Everest in 1984. She was born in 1961 and her accomplishments paved the way for future generations of Indian women in mountaineering.
In the field of politics, Sareen Kaur was a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement. Born in 1913, she was a member of the Indian National Congress and actively participated in the non-violent resistance against British colonial rule.
Sareen Banerjee, born in 1938, was a renowned Indian poet and writer who received numerous accolades, including the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989 for her contributions to Bengali literature.
Lastly, Sareen Chadha, born in 1949, is a distinguished Indian classical musician and exponent of the Gwalior gharana, a prominent musical tradition in North Indian classical music. She has been honored with several prestigious awards, including the Padma Shri in 2015, one of India's highest civilian honors.
People
Sareen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sareen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sareen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sareen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 191 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sareen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,794,525 US residents.
Is Sareen a common name?
We classify Sareen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 194 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sareen most popular?
The single biggest year for Sareen was 2012, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sareen is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Sareen a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sareen in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.