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Saga

girl name
Origin
Scandinavian
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

story, tale (Swedish/Norwegian; also the Norse goddess of storytelling)

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Saga has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

Names that fit alongside Saga

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