Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Saige

Gender Unisex · 91% girls Rank 2025 #480 Trend ↑ Rising 53%
Rank 2025
#480
among girls · ↓32 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
699
named Saige · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,511
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
855 babies
All-time total
13,275
#1,484 all-time among girls
First recorded
1984
in Social Security records

Saige popularity over time

13,275 babies have been named Saige since 1984, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 47 – 47 5 – #4,807
1990s 1,041 227 1,268 127 +2598% #995
2000s 3,061 307 3,368 337 +166% #734
2010s 4,020 276 4,296 430 +28% #605
2020s (to 2025) 3,950 346 4,296 716 +67% #395

Where Saige is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 685 0.43 #451
2027 725 0.45 #428
2028 761 0.47 #410
2029 794 0.49 #392
2030 822 0.51 #374

Where Saige is most popular

Girls named Saige per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.427 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Maryland, and District of Columbia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Saige born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 146 1.67 +291%
Maryland 121 1.14 +168%
District of Columbia 13 1.10 +157%
Mississippi 43 0.919 +115%
Arkansas 47 0.889 +108%
Oklahoma 63 0.856 +101%
Iowa 50 0.856 +100%
Missouri 100 0.830 +94%
Utah 67 0.805 +89%
South Carolina 71 0.790 +85%
Pennsylvania 184 0.778 +82%
South Dakota 11 0.771 +81%
Georgia 174 0.766 +79%
Kansas 44 0.763 +79%
Alabama 71 0.756 +77%
Nevada 31 0.667 +56%
West Virginia 17 0.649 +52%
North Carolina 144 0.632 +48%
Ohio 150 0.632 +48%
Idaho 18 0.538 +26%
Indiana 74 0.527 +23%
Montana 7 0.517 +21%
Wisconsin 52 0.505 +18%
Michigan 91 0.500 +17%
Virginia 85 0.499 +17%
New York 195 0.492 +15%
Florida 210 0.491 +15%
Illinois 106 0.463 +8%
New Jersey 82 0.454 +6%
Colorado 49 0.439 ≈ national
Connecticut 22 0.378 -11%
Texas 300 0.373 -13%
Tennessee 57 0.360 -16%
Minnesota 38 0.352 -18%
Kentucky 30 0.351 -18%
Washington 47 0.325 -24%
Maine 5 0.323 -24%
Arizona 45 0.321 -25%
Massachusetts 38 0.314 -26%
Nebraska 11 0.306 -28%
Oregon 15 0.230 -46%
California 186 0.221 -48%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -52%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Saige

Saige is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #480 in 2025 with 640 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1984, 13,275 American babies have been named Saige, about 91% girls and 9% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 855 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Saige stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Saige?

The median living Saige is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 19. An estimated 13 thousand people named Saige are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Saige year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 640 #480 59 #2,354
2024 698 #448 62 #2,308
2023 713 #434 68 #2,146
2022 791 #395 64 #2,264
2021 621 #503 52 #2,549
2020 487 #598 41 #2,914
2019 446 #657 35 #3,331
2018 451 #654 47 #2,663
2017 476 #624 34 #3,367
2016 485 #617 33 #3,421
2015 398 #715 20 #4,863
2014 481 #605 21 #4,678
2013 436 #654 29 #3,645
2012 276 #930 12 #6,960
2011 274 #943 17 #5,387
2010 297 #895 28 #3,792
2009 331 #846 32 #3,462
2008 347 #823 28 #3,811
2007 350 #821 25 #4,098
2006 340 #808 35 #3,142
2005 361 #748 32 #3,224
2004 360 #734 23 #3,977
2003 259 #919 20 #4,248
2002 249 #903 25 #3,540
2001 236 #939 37 #2,608
2000 228 #940 50 #2,044
1995 98 #1,558 23 #3,080
1990 34 #3,277 8 #6,311
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Saige, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Saige?

The median living Saige is about 10 years old. Half of all living Saiges are between 4 and 19 years old.

How many people named Saige are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Saige are alive in the United States, based on 13,275 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Saige in 2025?

Saige ranked #480 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 640 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Saige?

13,275 babies have been named Saige in the United States since 1984, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Saige most popular?

Saige peaked in 2022, when 855 newborns received the name.

Is Saige a boy or girl name?

Saige is used for both: about 91% of babies named Saige have been girls and 9% boys.

Is the name Saige rising or falling?

Saige is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Saige become more popular?

Saige is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 822 girls named Saige in 2030, which would rank around #374. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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