Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Saskia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,342 Trend ↑ Rising 66%
Rank 2025
#4,342
among girls · ↓596 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
33
named Saskia · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 48,705
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
41 babies
All-time total
1,230
#6,502 all-time among girls
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Saskia popularity over time

1,230 babies have been named Saskia since 1961, 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
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

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 61 6 – #3,910
1970s 132 13 +116% #3,638
1980s 131 13 -1% #3,959
1990s 219 22 +67% #3,692
2000s 272 27 +24% #3,586
2010s 235 24 -14% #4,473
2020s (to 2025) 180 30 +28% #3,746

Where Saskia 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 38 0.02 outside top 500
2028 40 0.03 outside top 500
2029 42 0.03 outside top 500
2030 44 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Saskia

Saskia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,342 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 1,230 American babies have been named Saskia. Its peak came in 2024, when 41 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 Saskia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Saskia?

The median living Saskia is about 23 years old; half are between 11 and 36. An estimated 1,200 people named Saskia are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

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

Saskia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 33 #4,342
2024 41 #3,746
2023 35 #4,176
2022 30 #4,658
2021 18 #6,641
2020 23 #5,466
2019 19 #6,376
2018 27 #4,988
2017 26 #5,162
2016 27 #5,110
2015 19 #6,685
2014 19 #6,664
2013 29 #4,865
2012 33 #4,473
2011 16 #7,728
2010 20 #6,590
2009 21 #6,515
2008 17 #7,689
2007 32 #4,652
2006 17 #7,431
2005 24 #5,405
2004 29 #4,687
2003 32 #4,195
2002 38 #3,586
2001 27 #4,543
2000 35 #3,716
1995 23 #4,480
1990 21 #4,657
1985 18 #4,419
1980 10 #6,668
1975 14 #4,544
1970 16 #3,839
1965 10 #4,450
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Famous people named Saskia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Saskia Reeves British actress (born 1961) Contemporary
  2. 2 Saskia van Uylenburgh Saskia van Uylenburgh Wife of Rembrandt van Rijn 1612–1642 · 17th century
  3. 3 Saskia Sassen Saskia Sassen Dutch-American sociologist (born 1947) Contemporary
  4. 4 Saskia Esken Saskia Esken Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany from 2019 to 2025 b. 1961 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Saskia Bartusiak Saskia Bartusiak German footballer (born 1982) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Saskia?

The median living Saskia is about 23 years old. Half of all living Saskias are between 11 and 36 years old.

How many people named Saskia are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Saskia are alive in the United States, based on 1,230 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Saskia in 2025?

Saskia ranked #4,342 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Saskia?

1,230 babies have been named Saskia in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Saskia most popular?

Saskia peaked in 2024, when 41 newborns received the name.

Is Saskia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Saskia rising or falling?

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

Will Saskia become more popular?

Saskia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 44 girls named Saskia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Saskia?

Well-known people named Saskia include Saskia Reeves (actor), Saskia van Uylenburgh (companion), Saskia Sassen (sociologist).

Names like Saskia

Names that sound and feel close to Saskia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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