Sarkis comes from the Armenian tradition, meaning Protector, shepherd.
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How popular is Sarkis?
1992peak year
Today, Sarkis is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #7589), with only about 12 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1992, 27 babies were given the name (ranked #2656 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Sarkis's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 949 babies have been registered as Sarkis since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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