Girls' name · since 1961
Saskia
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 1,230 babies named Saskia, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,501 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,291 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,230
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saskia is the #4291 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,230 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saskia has been recorded 1,230 times among girls since 1961, currently ranked #4291 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #6,501 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,291 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,230 born since 1961
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saskia ranks #6,501 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,291 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,230 born since 1961, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,501 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,291 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,230
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saskia's 1,230 recorded births place it above 91.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Saskia compares
1,230 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Saskia's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saskia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,230 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saskia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saskia's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saskia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Saskia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (272 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Saskia's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Saskia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 61
1960s
61 births
- 1970s
1970s
132 births
- 1980s
1980s
131 births
- 1990s
1990s
219 births
- 2000s
2000s
272 births
- 2010s
2010s
235 births
- 2020s
2020s
180 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 272 births (22% of all-time use).
How Saskia 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 Saskia's total volume
Saskia by state
Where Saskia concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 115 | 9.3% |
| #2 | California | | 87 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 27 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 15 | 1.2% |
115 of 1,230 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Saskia's data
- Saskia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (272 total births) through the 2020s (180) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Saskias (115 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saskia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Saskia 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.