Saige
Boy name · #2351 in 2025 · Uniqueness 60/100
Saige is currently the #2351 boy name in the United States — 59 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4711, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 30,508 boys born in 2025 was named Saige.
The 35-year story
Saige first appears in the Social Security records in 1990, when 8 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 68 babies and a rank of #2129. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Saige per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Saige in class?
Saige scores 60 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Saige is most common
State-level data for Saige is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Saige
Statistically, parents drawn to Saige tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Shlome, Rayne, Quade, Divine, and Slate.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Saige | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2332 |
| 2024 | 62 | #2288 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2129 |
| 2022 | 64 | #2243 |
| 2021 | 52 | #2523 |
| 2020 | 41 | #2886 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3259 |
| 2018 | 47 | #2635 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3312 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3358 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4711 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4538 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3582 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6626 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5200 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3708 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3399 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3744 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4011 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3083 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3172 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3860 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4114 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3450 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2562 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Saige a popular boy name?
Saige ranked #2351 among boys in 2025 with 59 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4711.
When was the name Saige most popular?
Saige peaked in 2023, when 68 American boys received the name (ranked #2129 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Saige?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 30,508 newborn American boys was named Saige. It scores 60/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.