Sayge
Sayge was the 4534th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 3818th with 40 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,023 places. More babies were named Sayge in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Saige) variant of Sage ('wise' or the herb) · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #4,534 girls, up 3,367 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31girls
- Girls and boys
- 78% girls, 22% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202240 babies
- Total since 1880
- 676babies recorded
What does the name Sayge mean?
Sayge is a spelling of Saige, pronounced the same way, so it shares Saige's meaning and origin.
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
Sayge popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,534 | #11,765 | 31 | 6 |
| 2020 | #7,901 | #9,415 | 14 | 8 |
| 2010 | #6,863 | #9,526 | 19 | 8 |
| 2000 | #7,091 | #11,825 | 15 | 5 |
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How popular is Sayge, counting every spelling?
Sayge is a spelling of Saige, a name family that ranked #474 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,534 for Sayge 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 Sayge?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sayge (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sayge 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 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sayge.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sayge?
About 500 people born in the US named Sayge are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 5 and 20. That makes Sayge 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.
Sayge by state
How common Sayge was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Sayge: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sayge, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sayge
What does Sayge mean?
Sayge is a spelling of Saige, which means “variant of Sage ('wise' or the herb)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Sayge?
Sayge was the 4534th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 3818th with 40 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,023 places. More babies were named Sayge in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sayge a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 78% girls, 22% boys given the name Sayge in the US.
Where is Sayge most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sayge was most common in Georgia (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Florida.