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Sage name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sage ranks #160 in female records (1,853 reported) and #456 in male records (684 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#160 · 1,853 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 141 female records (1,994 to 1,853); rank moved from #146 to #160.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 178 female records (1,675 to 1,853); rank moved from #177 to #160.
2025 male rank and count
#456 · 684 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 97 male records (781 to 684); rank moved from #414 to #456.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 47 male records (731 to 684); rank moved from #422 to #456.
Peak year in available data
2022: 2,014 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Sage becoming more popular?

Sage's reported female count decreased by 141 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #146 to #160. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Sage in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for SageFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,0140201620252016: 941 female records2017: 1,049 female records2018: 1,095 female records2019: 1,173 female records2020: 1,319 female records2021: 1,675 female records2022: 2,014 female records2023: 1,961 female records2024: 1,994 female records2025: 1,853 female records2016: 528 male records2017: 632 male records2018: 693 male records2019: 673 male records2020: 682 male records2021: 731 male records2022: 828 male records2023: 758 male records2024: 781 male records2025: 684 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,853160684456
20241,994146781414
20231,961142758419
20222,014143828387
20211,675177731422
20201,319223682436
20191,173279673448
20181,095305693439
20171,049312632472
2016941353528549

Questions about Sage’s popularity

How common is Sage in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sage ranks #160 in female records (1,853 reported) and #456 in male records (684 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Sage?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Sage only.

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