Girls' name · since 2000
Sayana
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 163 babies named Sayana, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,424 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 163
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sayana currently ranks #11424 among girls' names in America, with 163 babies recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Sayana recorded 163 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #11424 nationally today, ahead of 34% of girls, 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 2000 to 2025.
- #21,935 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,424 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 163 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayana ranks #21,935 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,424 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 163 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,424 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 163
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sayana's 163 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sayana compares
163 33rd percentile among 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
Sayana's all-time total is 57% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sayana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 163 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sayana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sayana's full recorded timeline at 2015, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sayana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Sayana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (78 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Sayana's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Sayana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78 births (48% of all-time use).
Sayana by state
Where Sayana concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 163 births nationwide.
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- Sayana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sayanas (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sayana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Sayana 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.