girl's name
Saya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,128
Saya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2010, when 98 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 56,192 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
Saya 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 | 89 |
| 2000s | 310 |
| 2010s | 672 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 234 |
How popular is Saya?
In 2025, Saya was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Saya 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 Saya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Saya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Saya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Saya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Saya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Saya
How popular is the name Saya?
In 2025, Saya was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Saya a girl's or a boy's name?
Saya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Saya most popular?
Saya peaked in 2010, when 98 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Saya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Saya currently ranks #2,317 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.