Recorded 1997–2023 Girls' name Peak 2016 46 births

Saija — girls' name

46 babies named Saija in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s52010s142020s16
2020s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Saija was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

9 babies were named Saija in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saija

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Saija between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saija currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saija performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Saija shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saija 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 46 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.

Saija at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

46

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

2016

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Saija popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
45678910 2023202120162014200419991997 5

Saija by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
16 births that decade — 35% of Saija's all-time total
1990s112000s52010s142020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saija?
46 babies have been named Saija since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 9 births.
When was Saija most popular?
Saija was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Saija been used?
Saija has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Saija?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saige, Saira, Sailor, Saida, 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, 1997–2023 (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.