Sage
Girl and boy name
Sage meaning
sedge
Sage at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #413 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #145 in 2024
Sage popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1970 | #1,847 | 23 |
| 1980 | #1,655 | 35 |
| 1990 | #1,037 | 104 |
| 2000 | #543 | 392 |
| 2010 | #810 | 264 |
| 2020 | #436 | 681 |
| 2022 | #387 | 825 |
| 2024 | #413 | 779 |
All 58 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1968 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1969 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1970 | #1,847 | 23 |
| 1971 | #1,916 | 22 |
| 1972 | #1,819 | 24 |
| 1973 | #1,696 | 27 |
| 1974 | #1,886 | 24 |
| 1975 | #1,594 | 32 |
| 1976 | #1,333 | 44 |
| 1977 | #1,607 | 34 |
| 1978 | #1,177 | 57 |
| 1979 | #1,789 | 31 |
| 1980 | #1,655 | 35 |
| 1981 | #1,726 | 33 |
| 1982 | #1,564 | 39 |
| 1983 | #1,905 | 28 |
| 1984 | #2,036 | 26 |
| 1985 | #1,452 | 46 |
| 1986 | #1,617 | 40 |
| 1987 | #2,020 | 30 |
| 1988 | #1,404 | 55 |
| 1989 | #1,567 | 51 |
| 1990 | #1,037 | 104 |
| 1991 | #637 | 257 |
| 1992 | #744 | 193 |
| 1993 | #796 | 176 |
| 1994 | #739 | 202 |
| 1995 | #654 | 254 |
| 1996 | #581 | 311 |
| 1997 | #499 | 416 |
| 1998 | #551 | 360 |
| 1999 | #528 | 392 |
| 2000 | #543 | 392 |
| 2001 | #552 | 383 |
| 2002 | #575 | 380 |
| 2003 | #601 | 351 |
| 2004 | #656 | 310 |
| 2005 | #645 | 338 |
| 2006 | #683 | 330 |
| 2007 | #718 | 322 |
| 2008 | #750 | 300 |
| 2009 | #760 | 299 |
| 2010 | #810 | 264 |
| 2011 | #830 | 261 |
| 2012 | #720 | 326 |
| 2013 | #725 | 322 |
| 2014 | #646 | 408 |
| 2015 | #646 | 403 |
| 2016 | #548 | 528 |
| 2017 | #472 | 632 |
| 2018 | #436 | 693 |
| 2019 | #448 | 671 |
| 2020 | #436 | 681 |
| 2021 | #422 | 730 |
| 2022 | #387 | 825 |
| 2023 | #416 | 757 |
| 2024 | #413 | 779 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | #6,590 | 5 |
| 1970 | #3,712 | 16 |
| 1980 | #2,651 | 35 |
| 1990 | #1,372 | 115 |
| 2000 | #488 | 557 |
| 2010 | #471 | 642 |
| 2020 | #223 | 1,318 |
| 2023 | #142 | 1,958 |
| 2024 | #145 | 1,987 |
All 60 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | #6,590 | 5 |
| 1964 | #6,008 | 6 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 |
| 1968 | #4,490 | 10 |
| 1969 | #4,419 | 11 |
| 1970 | #3,712 | 16 |
| 1971 | #3,942 | 15 |
| 1972 | #2,680 | 26 |
| 1973 | #3,123 | 21 |
| 1974 | #2,099 | 39 |
| 1975 | #2,321 | 35 |
| 1976 | #2,211 | 38 |
| 1977 | #1,901 | 52 |
| 1978 | #1,862 | 53 |
| 1979 | #2,148 | 46 |
| 1980 | #2,651 | 35 |
| 1981 | #2,375 | 41 |
| 1982 | #2,023 | 51 |
| 1983 | #2,595 | 34 |
| 1984 | #2,515 | 37 |
| 1985 | #2,284 | 44 |
| 1986 | #2,620 | 37 |
| 1987 | #1,880 | 61 |
| 1988 | #1,839 | 67 |
| 1989 | #1,701 | 80 |
| 1990 | #1,372 | 115 |
| 1991 | #1,083 | 167 |
| 1992 | #1,006 | 187 |
| 1993 | #908 | 212 |
| 1994 | #798 | 254 |
| 1995 | #715 | 289 |
| 1996 | #660 | 337 |
| 1997 | #521 | 460 |
| 1998 | #611 | 393 |
| 1999 | #499 | 521 |
| 2000 | #488 | 557 |
| 2001 | #471 | 589 |
| 2002 | #426 | 683 |
| 2003 | #405 | 748 |
| 2004 | #358 | 881 |
| 2005 | #363 | 868 |
| 2006 | #415 | 767 |
| 2007 | #470 | 684 |
| 2008 | #457 | 692 |
| 2009 | #396 | 793 |
| 2010 | #471 | 642 |
| 2011 | #459 | 647 |
| 2012 | #491 | 624 |
| 2013 | #456 | 666 |
| 2014 | #387 | 844 |
| 2015 | #369 | 889 |
| 2016 | #353 | 940 |
| 2017 | #310 | 1,049 |
| 2018 | #305 | 1,095 |
| 2019 | #279 | 1,172 |
| 2020 | #223 | 1,318 |
| 2021 | #177 | 1,674 |
| 2022 | #143 | 2,013 |
| 2023 | #142 | 1,958 |
| 2024 | #145 | 1,987 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Sage” (revision 89617795), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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