Saige
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Meaning
variant spelling of Sage, "wise"
The story
Saige is Sage with an i of individuality, and the parent word arrives from two separate Latin roots that only English merged: sapere, to be wise, gives the sage who counsels, and salvia, the healthy herb on the windowsill. The respelling keeps the sound and adds a flourish, the same move that made Paige out of Page. America warmed to it slowly, about 1,300 in the 1990s and 3,400 in the 2000s, then evenly: 4,296 in the 2010s, and 4,296 again already this decade, the record repeating itself to the digit with years still to run. American Girl made Saige its doll of the year in 2013, an artist from Albuquerque. Sage itself counts about 46,200 and leans nearly two-to-one toward girls. One name, two roots, two spellings, and a record that just doubled its own pace.
How popular is Saige around the world?
In the United States, 4,296 babies were named Saige between 2020 and 2025. In South Australia, 4 girls were registered as Saige in 2017.
Saige is on the official records of the United States, South Australia, Canada, Scotland and England and Wales.
United States
1 in 5,100
In the United States, 4,296 babies were named Saige between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Saige peaked in the 2020s.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
South Australia
1 in 4,6002017
In South Australia, 4 girls were registered as Saige in 2017.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Canada
1 in 8,100
In Canada, 45 girls named Saige were born in 2024, the 633rd most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
Scotland
1 in 9,200
In Scotland, 5 girls named Saige were registered in 2024, the 541st most common name among girls that year.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
England and Wales
1 in 18,000
In England and Wales, 28 girls named Saige were born in 2025, ranked 1,166th among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Ireland
last on record 2023
Saige is not on the 2025 record for Ireland, where names under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
New Zealand
last on record 2022
Saige is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Saige
Most people given the name Saige in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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The Saige deep dive
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