Baby Name Popularity Profile

Saige

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Saige.

✦ Wise or herb 🌍 English, Latin virtue nature
National Rank (2025) #480
All-Time Peak Rank #395 Achieved 2022
Total U.S. Births 12,119 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 7.4% Boy / 92.6% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
First Recorded 1984 Last seen: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 791 births in 2022
💡 The Saige Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Wise or herb
Language Origin English, Latin
Origin Type multiple
Modern variant of the English word 'sage', which derives from Latin 'sapiens' (wise) and 'salvia' (herb).
Alternative Spellings
Sage
Pronunciation: SAYJ
Themes & Categories
virtue nature
Etymology confidence: High

📖 The Story Behind Saige

According to SSA data, Saige achieved its highest historical rank of #395 in 2022. Its highest annual registration volume occurred in 2022 with 791 babies. Between 2015 and 2025, modern registrations have increased by 60.8%. Overall, the name has maintained a ranked presence for 39 consecutive years.

📊 Factual Timeline & Current Trajectory (1880 – 2025)

Registration footprint of Saige across 145 years of SSA data.

5-Year Trajectory Rising
10-Year Shift +60.8% Growth
18801920196020002025

📈 Popularity Milestones & Volatility

Busiest Year on Record 791 births in 2022
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 4 yrs
Registry Streak 39 yrs
Historical Volatility Highly Volatile
Largest 1-Year Jump N/A
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 47
1990s: 1,041
2000s: 3,061
2010s: 4,020
2020s: 3,950

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Saige
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Utah
Top States Utah, Idaho, Louisiana, Florida, Maryland
States with Data 45
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Utah #357 428 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 103 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #151 464 2022 +3.7% Growth
Florida #540 674 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #186 281 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #570 214 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #500 53 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #577 251 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #320 766 2022 +34.6% Growth
Colorado #887 170 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #539 188 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #317 142 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #263 375 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 40 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #384 131 2016 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #318 322 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #623 844 2023 +45.7% Growth
Indiana #1015 254 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #413 460 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #708 274 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #264 217 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #480 357 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #564 212 2023 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #367 130 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #482 116 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New York #492 674 2022 +25.0% Growth
California #1048 868 2022 18.8% Decline
Wisconsin #482 168 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #976 144 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #482 82 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 23 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #388 55 2020 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 32 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #673 157 2023 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #228 21 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #264 109 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 51 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #844 269 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #620 64 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #1106 102 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #441 51 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 11 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 5 2018 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 17 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico #378 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume

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