Unisex name · since 1983
Sa
Sa has 48 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 48 recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Sa recorded 48 times among girls since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2018.
- #35,541 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 48 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sa ranks #35,541 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #35,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sa's 48 recorded births place it above 50.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sa's full recorded timeline at 1999, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sa popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2018
- Peak year (1983)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Sa popularity over time - boys
25 total births recorded since 1982 (Sa as boys' name)
Sa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (19 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Sa's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Sa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19 births (40% of all-time use).
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.