NameTides

Saya

Saya was the #2,859 girls' name in the US in 2025 (59 babies), and #2,605 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Saya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Saya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Saya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,859 (59)#2,605 (10)#2,475 (8)
2024#3,335 (47)—#2,685 (7)
2023#4,746 (28)#2,928 (8)—
2022#4,041 (36)#3,534 (6)—
2021#3,935 (37)#3,961 (5)#2,616 (7)
2020#4,757 (27)#2,843 (8)—
2019#3,085 (52)#2,286 (11)#2,872 (6)
2018#3,004 (54)#3,985 (5)#2,587 (7)
2017#3,305 (48)#3,583 (6)#2,609 (7)
2016#2,739 (63)#2,008 (14)#2,383 (8)
2015#2,501 (72)#1,711 (17)#2,011 (10)
2014#2,560 (69)#2,058 (13)#1,901 (11)
2013#2,508 (71)#2,313 (11)#1,792 (12)
2012#2,568 (70)#1,583 (19)#2,601 (7)
2011#2,434 (75)#1,729 (16)#2,009 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2010 at #2,028.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1990.

How common is it?

about 1 in 27,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 27,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Saya is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 46,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Saya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,361CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,887FL
Saya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SayaCanadaGirls#2,4758
SayaEngland & WalesGirls#2,60510
SayaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SayaUSGirls#2,85959