Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Sayge

Gender Unisex · 80% girls Rank 2025 #4,534 Trend ↑ Rising 155%
Rank 2025
#4,534
among girls · ↓165 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
37
named Sayge · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 51,847
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
48 babies
All-time total
676
#11,254 all-time among girls
First recorded
1996
in Social Security records

Sayge popularity over time

676 babies have been named Sayge since 1996, 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
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1990s 36 – 36 4 – #7,931
2000s 162 23 185 19 +414% #5,682
2010s 175 59 234 23 +26% #5,123
2020s (to 2025) 170 51 221 37 +57% #3,818

Where Sayge 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 42 0.03 outside top 500
2028 47 0.03 outside top 500
2029 51 0.03 outside top 500
2030 56 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Sayge

Sayge is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,534 in 2025 with 31 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 676 American babies have been named Sayge, about 80% girls and 20% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 48 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 Sayge stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sayge?

The median living Sayge is about 11 years old; half are between 4 and 17. An estimated 700 people named Sayge are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Sayge 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 31 #4,534 6 #11,765
2024 33 #4,369 8 #9,721
2023 27 #4,979 8 #9,600
2022 40 #3,818 8 #9,687
2021 25 #5,218 13 #6,611
2020 14 #7,901 8 #9,415
2019 10 #10,353 7 #10,624
2018 12 #9,064 5 #13,763
2017 13 #8,712 – –
2016 24 #5,584 11 #7,522
2015 16 #7,557 – –
2014 17 #7,251 8 #9,478
2013 27 #5,123 – –
2012 12 #9,622 13 #6,581
2011 25 #5,520 7 #10,580
2010 19 #6,863 8 #9,526
2009 25 #5,682 6 #12,227
2008 19 #7,026 6 #12,303
2007 16 #8,029 – –
2006 12 #9,805 – –
2005 20 #6,207 – –
2004 18 #6,711 6 #11,117
2003 15 #7,514 – –
2002 14 #7,757 – –
2001 8 #11,864 – –
2000 15 #7,091 5 #11,825
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Sayge?

The median living Sayge is about 11 years old. Half of all living Sayges are between 4 and 17 years old.

How many people named Sayge are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Sayge are alive in the United States, based on 676 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sayge in 2025?

Sayge ranked #4,534 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 31 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sayge?

676 babies have been named Sayge in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sayge most popular?

Sayge peaked in 2022, when 48 newborns received the name.

Is Sayge a boy or girl name?

Sayge is used for both: about 80% of babies named Sayge have been girls and 20% boys.

Is the name Sayge rising or falling?

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

Will Sayge become more popular?

Sayge is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 56 girls named Sayge in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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