Unisex name · since 1980
Sae
Sae has 78 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 78
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
78 girls have been named Sae since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sae has been recorded 78 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2019.
- #29,954 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 78 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sae ranks #29,954 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #29,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 78
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sae's 78 recorded births place it above 58.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sae splits its recorded history at 2006: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sae popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2019
- Peak year (2009)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Sae popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1990 (Sae as boys' name)
Sae by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (37 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Sae's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Sae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 37 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Sae's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 2010s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~39 yrs)
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, 1980–2019 (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 Sae 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.