unisex name

Say

  • Origin Amis
  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 97

Say is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 64% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2021 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Say is a name of Amis origin.
  • Peaked in 2013, when 19 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1982.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Say over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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Births named Say by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 13
2000s 6
2010s 66
2020s (to 2021) 7

How popular is Say?

In 2021, Say was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Say is used

France #3,229 5 in 1989
United States #13,430 7 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Say

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Say also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Say over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Say

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Say — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Say

How popular is the name Say?

In 2021, Say was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Say a girl's or a boy's name?

Say is used for both girls and boys. About 64% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Say?

Say has 1 syllable.

When was Say most popular?

Say peaked in 2013, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.