US rank #8692 Girls' name Peak 2020 155 births

Sayana — #8692 US girls' name

155 babies named Sayana in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s302010s782020s47
#8692
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Sayana was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sayana in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sayana

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Sayana between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sayana currently holds the #8692 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sayana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sayana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sayana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sayana 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 155 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.

Sayana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

155

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2020

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,692

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sayana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
13
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
468101214 20242021201820152012200820022000 8

Sayana by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
78 births that decade — 50% of Sayana's all-time total
2000s302010s782020s47

Sayana by state

Where Sayana concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sayana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.2%
California share of Sayana's total US births 3.2%

5 of 155 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sayana?
155 babies have been named Sayana since 2000. It currently ranks #8692 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 13 births.
When was Sayana most popular?
Sayana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Sayana most popular?
The top states for the name Sayana are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sayana been used?
Sayana has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sayana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saylor, Saydee, Sayra, Sayuri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2000–2024 (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.