Saja: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,053

among girls · ↓30 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Saja · -3% vs 2024

How common

1 in 44,646

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2020

46 babies

All-time total

1,018

#7,426 all-time among girls

First recorded

1987

in Social Security records

Saja popularity over time

1,018 babies have been named Saja since 1987, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	13	1	–	#9,043
1990s	133	13	+923%	#4,342
2000s	295	30	+122%	#4,087
2010s	353	35	+20%	#3,615
2020s (to 2025)	224	37	+6%	#3,388

Where Saja 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	36	0.02	outside top 500
2027	36	0.02	outside top 500
2028	36	0.02	outside top 500
2029	36	0.02	outside top 500
2030	36	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Saja

Saja is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,053 in 2025 with 36 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1987, 1,018 American babies have been named Saja. Its peak came in 2020, when 46 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 Saja stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Saja?

The median living Saja is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 21. An estimated 1,000 people named Saja are alive in the United States today.

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

Saja year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	36	#4,053
2024	37	#4,023
2023	44	#3,574
2022	33	#4,362
2021	28	#4,817
2020	46	#3,388
2019	40	#3,774
2018	39	#3,832
2017	43	#3,615
2016	33	#4,418
2015	37	#4,057
2014	37	#4,089
2013	31	#4,626
2012	42	#3,770
2011	28	#5,037
2010	23	#5,941
2009	38	#4,087
2008	30	#4,991
2007	35	#4,364
2006	32	#4,552
2005	25	#5,227
2004	29	#4,685
2003	32	#4,192
2002	23	#5,238
2001	25	#4,808
2000	26	#4,633
1995	6	#13,025
1990	6	#12,573
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Saja?

The median living Saja is about 13 years old. Half of all living Sajas are between 6 and 21 years old.

How many people named Saja are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Saja are alive in the United States, based on 1,018 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Saja in 2025?

Saja ranked #4,053 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 36 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Saja?

1,018 babies have been named Saja in the United States since 1987, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Saja most popular?

Saja peaked in 2020, when 46 newborns received the name.

Is Saja a boy or girl name?

Saja is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Saja rising or falling?

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

Will Saja become more popular?

Saja looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 36 girls named Saja in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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