Saige
Saige was the 480th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 640 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 395th with 791 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 235 places. More babies were named Saige in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Sage ('wise' or the herb) · English, Latin
Say it SAYJ /seɪdʒ/
- Rank in 2025
- #480 girls, up 118 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 640girls
- Girls and boys
- 92% girls, 8% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022791 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,275babies recorded
What does the name Saige mean?
Saige is a modern spelling of Sage, according to Wiktionary. Sage is both an English surname from the word sage, "wise person", and the herb, from Latin salvia, related to salvus, "healthy". Wiktionary notes the given name has been in general use since the 1990s and is associated with the plant. The -ige spelling is a recent American variant.
sage (Old French, “wise”)salvia (Latin, “sage (the herb)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Saige', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Sage', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Saige popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #480 | #2,354 | 640 | 59 |
| 2020 | #598 | #2,914 | 487 | 41 |
| 2010 | #895 | #3,792 | 297 | 28 |
| 2000 | #940 | #2,044 | 228 | 50 |
| 1990 | #3,277 | #6,311 | 34 | 8 |
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How popular is Saige, counting every spelling?
Saige is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #474 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #480 for Saige on its own. Together these spellings went to 671 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saige | 640 | #480 | 3,463 |
| Sayge | 31 | #4,534 | 156 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Saige?
640 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Saige (0.18 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Saige born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 13 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Saige.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Saige?
About 12,000 people born in the US named Saige are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 20. That makes Saige a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Saige by state
How common Saige was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (3.9×), Maryland (2.7×), Mississippi (2.1×), Arkansas (2.1×), Iowa (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Mexico, California, Oregon.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Saige: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Saige, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Saige · Sibling names for Saige
Questions about the name Saige
What does Saige mean?
Saige means “variant of Sage ('wise' or the herb)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Saige?
Saige was the 480th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 640 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 395th with 791 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 235 places. More babies were named Saige in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Saige a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 92% girls, 8% boys given the name Saige in the US.
Where is Saige most popular?
In 2021–2025, Saige was most common in Louisiana (1.67 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and District of Columbia.