Saya
Saya was the 2891st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2042nd with 98 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 369 places. More babies were named Saya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,891 girls, up 1,970 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201098 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,305babies recorded
Saya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,891 | 59 |
| 2020 | #4,861 | 27 |
| 2010 | #2,042 | 98 |
| 2000 | #6,431 | 17 |
| 1990 | #7,756 | 11 |
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How popular is Saya, counting every spelling?
Saya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 95 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 95 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saya | 59 | #2,891 | 207 |
| Saia | 13 | #8,260 | 65 |
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 Saya?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Saya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Saya 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 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Saya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Saya?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Saya are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 18. That makes Saya mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Saya by state
How common Saya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.9×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Saya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Saya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Saya
How popular is the name Saya?
Saya was the 2891st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2042nd with 98 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 369 places. More babies were named Saya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Saya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Saya in the US.
Where is Saya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Saya was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and New Jersey.