US rank #3992 Girls' name Peak 2020 982 births

Saja — #3992 US girls' name

982 babies named Saja in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3992
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Saja was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

46 babies were named Saja in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saja

The Social Security Administration has registered 982 babies named Saja between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saja currently holds the #3992 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saja performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 353 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Saja shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Saja in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saja 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 982 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.

Saja at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

982

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2020

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,992

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Saja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
46
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Saja by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
353 births that decade — 36% of Saja's all-time total
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Saja by state

Where Saja concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Saja
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
66 6.7%
#2 Illinois
65 6.6%
#3 California
36 3.7%
#4 New Jersey
10 1.0%
#5 Texas
10 1.0%
#6 Michigan
6 0.6%
#7 Florida
5 0.5%
#8 Louisiana
5 0.5%
New York share of Saja's total US births 6.7%
Even split

66 of 982 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saja?
982 babies have been named Saja since 1987. It currently ranks #3992 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 46 births.
When was Saja most popular?
Saja was most popular in the 2010s decade with 353 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Saja most popular?
The top states for the name Saja are New York (66 births), Illinois (65 births), California (36 births).
How long has the name Saja been used?
Saja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Saja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saje, Sajada, Sajda, Sajni, 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, 1987–2024 (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.