Girls' name · since 1990
Saya
1,305 babies named Saya in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,265 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,882 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,305
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saya currently ranks #2882 among girls' names in America, with 1,305 babies recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saya has been recorded 1,305 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #2882 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #6,265 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,882 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,305 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saya ranks #6,265 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,882 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,305 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,265 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,882 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,305
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saya's 1,305 recorded births place it above 91.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Saya compares
1,305 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Saya's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,305 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saya splits its recorded history at 2008: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 98 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Saya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (672 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Saya's strongest decade.
672 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Saya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 89
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
310 births
- 2010s
2010s
672 births
- 2020s 234
2020s
234 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 672 births (51% of all-time use).
How Saya 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 Saya's total volume
Saya by state
Where Saya concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 211 | 16.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 74 | 5.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 57 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Washington | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.5% |
211 of 1,305 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Saya appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Saya's data
- Saya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (672 total births) through the 2020s (234) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sayas (211 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Saya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Saya 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.