Unisex name · since 1963
Sage
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 30,454 babies named Sage, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #160 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,454
- born since 1963
- 2020s
- peak decade
30,454 babies have been named Sage since 1963, making it today's #160 unisex name.
Sage has 30,454 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #160 as of the latest data, more common than 99.1% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #825 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #160 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 30,454 born since 1963
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sage ranks #825 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #160 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 30,454 born since 1963, peaking in the 2020s.
- #825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #160 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,454
- born since 1963
- 2020s
- peak decade
Sage's 30,454 recorded births place it above 98.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sage compares
30,454 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sage's all-time total is 81x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sage | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 30,454 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,014 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sage's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sage's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 2,014, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sage popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 2,014
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Sage popularity over time - boys
15,762 total births recorded since 1921 (Sage as boys' name)
Sage by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (10,816 births, 36% of the file).
2020s was Sage's strongest decade.
10,816 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Sage births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 341
1970s
341 births
- 1980s 487
1980s
487 births
- 1990s 2,935
1990s
2,935 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,262 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,571 births
- 2020s
2020s
10,816 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10,816 births (36% of all-time use).
How Sage compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sage's total volume
Sage by state
Where Sage concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,797 | 12.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,070 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,627 | 5.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,529 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,328 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Utah | | 1,151 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 844 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 833 | 2.7% |
3,797 of 30,454 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Sage appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Sages (3,797 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sage: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Sage 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.