Sage
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- SAYJ
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #607 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #160 for girls
Sage is a name of English origin, meaning “wise; the sage herb”. In 2025 it ranked 607th for girls in the UK (70 babies) and 160th for girls in the US (1,853 babies).
What does Sage mean?
English: English word
“wise; the sage herb”
Both an aromatic herb and an English word for a wise person; the herb's Latin name, salvia, comes from salvus, healthy.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Sage a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Sage has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 70 girls and 33 boys in the UK and 1,853 girls and 684 boys in the US.
How popular is Sage in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 607th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 70 about 1 in 4,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 340% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 70 girls in the UK were named Sage, making it the 607th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,480th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 81 girls. 33 boys were also named Sage in 2025 (1,008th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sage in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 98 girls in the UK were given Sage or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #452, up from #607 for this spelling alone.
- Sage 70
- Saige 28
In 2025, 68% of the babies named Sage in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 610th in England and Wales and 474th in Scotland.
Sage in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | #607 |
| 2024 | 81 | #541 |
| 2023 | 78 | #545 |
| 2022 | 62 | #661 |
| 2021 | 50 | #805 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,480 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,793 |
| 2018 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
How popular is Sage in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 160th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,853 about 1 in 870 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.6% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,853 girls in the US were named Sage, making it the 160th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 222nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 2,014 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963. 684 boys were also named Sage in 2025 (455th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sage in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,533 girls in the US were given Sage or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #136, up from #160 for this spelling alone.
In 1970, 41% of the babies named Sage in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 73%, with more girls than boys since 1993.
Sage in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,853 | #160 |
| 2024 | 1,994 | #146 |
| 2023 | 1,961 | #142 |
| 2022 | 2,014 | #143 |
| 2021 | 1,675 | #177 |
| 2020 | 1,319 | #222 |
| 2019 | 1,173 | #279 |
| 2018 | 1,095 | #305 |
| 2017 | 1,049 | #311 |
| 2016 | 941 | #353 |
| 2015 | 890 | #369 |
| 2014 | 844 | #387 |
| 2013 | 666 | #456 |
| 2012 | 624 | #491 |
| 2011 | 647 | #459 |
| 2010 | 642 | #471 |
| 2009 | 793 | #396 |
| 2008 | 692 | #457 |
| 2007 | 684 | #470 |
| 2006 | 767 | #415 |
| 2005 | 868 | #364 |
| 2004 | 881 | #358 |
| 2003 | 748 | #406 |
| 2002 | 683 | #426 |
| 2001 | 589 | #471 |
| 2000 | 557 | #488 |
| 1999 | 521 | #499 |
| 1998 | 393 | #611 |
| 1997 | 460 | #521 |
| 1996 | 337 | #660 |
| 1995 | 289 | #714 |
| 1994 | 254 | #797 |
| 1993 | 212 | #907 |
| 1992 | 187 | #1,004 |
| 1991 | 167 | #1,080 |
| 1990 | 115 | #1,368 |
| 1989 | 80 | #1,697 |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,835 |
| 1987 | 61 | #1,879 |
| 1986 | 37 | #2,619 |
| 1985 | 44 | #2,282 |
| 1984 | 37 | #2,514 |
| 1983 | 34 | #2,594 |
| 1982 | 51 | #2,024 |
| 1981 | 41 | #2,375 |
| 1980 | 35 | #2,651 |
| 1979 | 46 | #2,147 |
| 1978 | 53 | #1,862 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,901 |
| 1976 | 38 | #2,210 |
| 1975 | 35 | #2,321 |
| 1974 | 39 | #2,100 |
| 1973 | 21 | #3,121 |
| 1972 | 26 | #2,680 |
| 1971 | 15 | #3,941 |
| 1970 | 16 | #3,711 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | #4,197 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
Names like Sage
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maeve, Esme, Aoife, Sloane, Sienna, Blake, Saoirse, Wren, Hope, Eden, Raine, Sapphire
Other spellings of Sage
Names related to Sage
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sage: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sage, updated 20 October 2026.