Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2010

Saya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,891 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,891
among girls · ↑491 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
59
named Saya · +26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 27,242
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2010
98 babies
All-time total
1,305
#6,265 all-time among girls
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Saya popularity over time

1,305 babies have been named Saya since 1990, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2010Girls

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 – – – –
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1910s – – – –
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1930s – – – –
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1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 89 9 – #5,865
2000s 310 31 +248% #2,638
2010s 672 67 +117% #2,042
2020s (to 2025) 234 39 -42% #2,891

Where Saya 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 59 0.04 outside top 500
2027 60 0.04 outside top 500
2028 60 0.04 outside top 500
2029 61 0.04 outside top 500
2030 61 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Saya

Saya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,891 in 2025 with 59 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 1,305 American babies have been named Saya. Its peak came in 2010, when 98 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Saya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Saya?

The median living Saya is about 12 years old; half are between 7 and 17. An estimated 1,300 people named Saya are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

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

Saya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 59 #2,891
2024 47 #3,382
2023 28 #4,852
2022 36 #4,097
2021 37 #3,999
2020 27 #4,861
2019 52 #3,123
2018 54 #3,043
2017 48 #3,341
2016 63 #2,759
2015 72 #2,522
2014 69 #2,577
2013 71 #2,528
2012 70 #2,593
2011 75 #2,452
2010 98 #2,042
2009 70 #2,638
2008 61 #2,919
2007 39 #4,041
2006 29 #4,931
2005 20 #6,206
2004 21 #5,931
2003 16 #7,148
2002 23 #5,240
2001 14 #7,660
2000 17 #6,431
1995 12 #7,431
1990 11 #7,756
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Saya?

The median living Saya is about 12 years old. Half of all living Sayas are between 7 and 17 years old.

How many people named Saya are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Saya are alive in the United States, based on 1,305 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Saya in 2025?

Saya ranked #2,891 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 59 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Saya?

1,305 babies have been named Saya in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Saya most popular?

Saya peaked in 2010, when 98 newborns received the name.

Is Saya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Saya rising or falling?

Saya is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Saya become more popular?

Saya looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 61 girls named Saya in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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