Recorded 1980–2019 Unisex name Peak 2009 78 births

Sae — unisex name

78 babies named Sae in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s82000s372010s28
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Sae was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sae in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sae

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Sae between 1980 and 2019, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Sae is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sae performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sae shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sae 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 78 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.

Sae at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

78

Since 1980

40 years of records

Peak year

2009

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1980

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2019

Sae popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1980

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
45678910 2019201520112006200220001980 5

Sae popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1990 (Sae as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1990 5

Sae by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
37 births that decade — 47% of Sae's all-time total
1980s51990s82000s372010s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sae?
78 babies have been named Sae since 1980. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2009 with 9 births.
When was Sae most popular?
Sae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Is Sae a unisex name?
Yes, Sae is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 78 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Sae been used?
Sae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 40 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Sae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saesha, Saelah, Saeeda, Saela, 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, 1980–2019 (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.