Unisex name · since 1972
Sai
1,696 babies named Sai in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,858 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,696
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,696 babies have been named Sai since 1972, making it today's #1858 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Sai recorded 1,696 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #1858 nationally today, ahead of 87% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #3,656 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,858 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,696 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sai ranks #3,656 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,858 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,696 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,858 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,696
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sai's 1,696 recorded births place it above 91.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sai compares
1,696 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Sai's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,696 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sai's full recorded timeline at 2002, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 85 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Sai popularity over time - girls
463 total births recorded since 1980 (Sai as girls' name)
Sai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (556 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Sai's strongest decade.
556 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 116
1980s
116 births
- 1990s 183
1990s
183 births
- 2000s
2000s
405 births
- 2010s
2010s
556 births
- 2020s
2020s
431 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 556 births (33% of all-time use).
How Sai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sai's total volume
Sai by state
Where Sai concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 302 | 17.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 86 | 5.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 60 | 3.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 33 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 32 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 32 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Washington | | 7 | 0.4% |
302 of 1,696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Sai appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sai's data
- Sai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (556 total births) through the 2020s (431) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sais (302 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Sai 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.