girl's name
Saga
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 240
Saga is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 19 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1996.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Saga over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 31 |
| 2010s | 61 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 81 |
How popular is Saga?
In 2025, Saga was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Saga is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Saga
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Saga also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Saga over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Saga
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Saga — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Saga
How popular is the name Saga?
In 2025, Saga was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Saga a girl's or a boy's name?
Saga is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Saga?
Saga has 2 syllables.
When was Saga most popular?
Saga peaked in 2024, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Saga a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Saga currently ranks #5,178 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.