Girls' name · since 1997
Saija
Saija has 46 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
46 girls have been named Saija since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Saija recorded 46 times among girls since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2023.
- #36,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saija ranks #36,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #36,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Saija's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Saija's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saija's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saija popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2023
- Peak year (2016)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Saija by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (16 births, 35% of the file).
2020s was Saija's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Saija births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (35% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Saija: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1997–2023 (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 Saija 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.