Recorded 1983–2018 Unisex name Peak 1983 48 births

Sa — unisex name

48 babies named Sa in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s172010s19
2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Sa was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sa in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sa

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Sa between 1983 and 2018, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Sa is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 25 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 48 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sa at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

48

Since 1983

36 years of records

Peak year

1983

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1983

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2018

Sa popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1983

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20182013201019991992199119861983 7

Sa popularity over time — boys

25 total births recorded since 1982 (Sa as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 25 births
4.555.566.577.5 2017201520141982 6

Sa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
19 births that decade — 40% of Sa's all-time total
1980s121990s172010s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sa?
48 babies have been named Sa since 1983. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1983 with 7 births.
When was Sa most popular?
Sa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Is Sa a unisex name?
Yes, Sa is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 48 births, and as a boy's name it has 25 births.
How long has the name Sa been used?
Sa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 36 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Sa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sandra, Samantha, Sara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.