Girl & boy name
Sage
Sage holds the #160 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 1,853 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #222 in 2020 to #160 today. Its strongest year on record was 2023 (#142 nationally, 1,961 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1963. The name's biggest fan base is in Wyoming (#31 there in 2025).
Rankings
Sage popularity, 1880–2025
Where Sage is most popular
Uniqueness score
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Sage in the most recent year of SSA data.
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Sage as a boy name
Sage is currently the #455 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 684 babies. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Looking at the full record since 1921, Sage hit its all-time high of #387 in 2022, when 828 boys were given the name. State by state, Hawaii leads the way at #79.