Saige
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Saige is a name of English origin, meaning “wise; the sage herb”. In 2025 it ranked 1,217th for girls in the UK (28 babies) and 480th for girls in the US (640 babies).
What does Saige mean?
English: spelling of Sage, the herb or a wise person
“wise; the sage herb”
A respelling of Sage: the herb's name comes from Latin salvia, from salvus 'healthy', while sage meaning wise comes from Latin sapere.
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Is Saige a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Saige has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 28 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 640 girls and 59 boys in the US.
How popular is Saige in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,217among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 9,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 392% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 28 girls in the UK were named Saige, making it the 1,217th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. 4 boys were also named Saige in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Saige of any year since it first appeared, in 2010.
Half of all the girls named Saige 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 Saige or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #452, up from #1,217 for this spelling alone.
- Sage 70
- Saige 28
In 2025, 88% of the babies named Saige in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,166th in England and Wales.
Saige in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #1,217 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,592 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
How popular is Saige in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #480among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 640about 1 in 2,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 640 girls in the US were named Saige, making it the 480th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 597th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 791 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984. 59 boys were also named Saige in 2025 (2,332nd for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Saige in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,533 girls in the US were given Saige or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #136, up from #480 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 81% of the babies named Saige in the US in 1990, and 92% in 2025.
Saige in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 640 | #480 |
| 2024 | 698 | #448 |
| 2023 | 713 | #433 |
| 2022 | 791 | #395 |
| 2021 | 621 | #503 |
| 2020 | 487 | #597 |
| 2019 | 446 | #656 |
| 2018 | 451 | #654 |
| 2017 | 476 | #624 |
| 2016 | 485 | #617 |
| 2015 | 398 | #714 |
| 2014 | 481 | #605 |
| 2013 | 436 | #651 |
| 2012 | 276 | #929 |
| 2011 | 274 | #940 |
| 2010 | 297 | #892 |
| 2009 | 331 | #842 |
| 2008 | 347 | #823 |
| 2007 | 350 | #821 |
| 2006 | 340 | #806 |
| 2005 | 361 | #747 |
| 2004 | 360 | #733 |
| 2003 | 259 | #918 |
| 2002 | 249 | #898 |
| 2001 | 236 | #938 |
| 2000 | 228 | #938 |
| 1999 | 207 | #989 |
| 1998 | 176 | #1,093 |
| 1997 | 142 | #1,247 |
| 1996 | 122 | #1,373 |
| 1995 | 98 | #1,546 |
| 1994 | 77 | #1,836 |
| 1993 | 82 | #1,772 |
| 1992 | 54 | #2,381 |
| 1991 | 49 | #2,513 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,648 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
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