Unisex name · since 2002
Saia
214 babies named Saia in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,184 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 214
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saia is the #8184 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 214 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Saia recorded 214 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #8184 nationally today, ahead of 53% of girls, 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 2002 to 2025.
- #19,125 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,184 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 214 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saia ranks #19,125 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,184 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 214 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,184 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 214
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saia's 214 recorded births place it above 73.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Saia compares
214 38th percentile among 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
Saia's all-time total is 43% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 214 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saia's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Saia popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 2015 (Saia as boys' name)
Saia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Saia's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Saia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Saia's data
- Saia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (74) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Saia 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.