Saaya — #11685 US girls' name
117 babies named Saaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 34% of names given to girls today.
61% of everyone ever named Saaya was born in this single decade.
14 babies were named Saaya in 2008 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Saaya
The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Saaya between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saaya currently holds the #11685 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 14 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Saaya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Saaya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Saaya 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 117 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.
Saaya at a glance
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Current rank
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Saaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003
- Peak year (2008)
- 14
- Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
Currently ranks #11685 among girls.
117 total births across 22 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 14 births in a single year.
Saaya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 71 births that decade — 61% of Saaya's all-time total
Saaya decade highlights
- Peak decade 71 births
- Runner-up 30 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Saaya's strongest decade
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 61% of all-time use.
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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, 2003–2024 (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.