Boys' name · since 2008
Saw
Saw has 289 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,801 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,543 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saw currently ranks #7543 among boys' names in America, with 289 babies recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Saw recorded 289 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #7543 nationally today, ahead of 46% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #10,801 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,543 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 289 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saw ranks #10,801 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,543 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 289 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,801 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,543 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saw's 289 recorded births place it above 76.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Saw compares
289 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Saw's all-time total is 22% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saw | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 289 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Saw's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saw's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saw popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Saw by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (185 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Saw's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Saw births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 185 births (64% of all-time use).
Saw by state
Where Saw concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
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What to do with Saw's data
- Saw's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Saws (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Saw: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Saw 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.