Girls' name · since 1896
Saima
Saima has 669 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,138 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 669
- born since 1896
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saima currently ranks #10138 among girls' names in America, with 669 babies recorded since 1896.
Social Security Administration records show Saima recorded 669 times among girls since 1896, holding rank #10138 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2025.
- #9,821 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,138 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 669 born since 1896
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saima ranks #9,821 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,138 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 669 born since 1896, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,138 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 669
- born since 1896
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saima's 669 recorded births place it above 86.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Saima compares
669 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Saima's all-time total is 78% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saima | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 669 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saima's full recorded timeline at 1988, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Saima by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (125 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Saima's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Saima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 37
1900s
37 births
- 1910s
1910s
96 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 125 births (19% of all-time use).
How Saima 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 Saima's total volume
Saima by state
Where Saima concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 55 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 20 | 3.0% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
55 of 669 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Saima's data
- Saima's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Saimas (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Saima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Saima 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.