Sage
#160 for girls in 2025, 1,853 births · #455 for boys in 2025, 684 births
Given to girls 65.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2023 · 1,961 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 30,454since 1963
Sage over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #160 | 1,853 | #455 | 684 |
| 2024 | #146 | 1,994 | #413 | 781 |
| 2023 | #142 | 1,961 | #417 | 758 |
| 2022 | #143 | 2,014 | #387 | 828 |
| 2021 | #177 | 1,675 | #422 | 731 |
| 2020 | #222 | 1,319 | #436 | 682 |
| 2019 | #279 | 1,173 | #448 | 673 |
| 2018 | #305 | 1,095 | #436 | 693 |
| 2017 | #311 | 1,049 | #472 | 632 |
| 2016 | #353 | 941 | #548 | 528 |
| 2015 | #369 | 890 | #646 | 403 |
| 2014 | #387 | 844 | #646 | 408 |
| 2013 | #456 | 666 | #725 | 322 |
| 2012 | #491 | 624 | #720 | 326 |
| 2011 | #459 | 647 | #830 | 261 |
| 2010 | #471 | 642 | #810 | 264 |
| 2009 | #396 | 793 | #760 | 299 |
| 2008 | #457 | 692 | #750 | 300 |
| 2007 | #470 | 684 | #718 | 322 |
| 2006 | #415 | 767 | #683 | 330 |
| 2005 | #364 | 868 | #645 | 338 |
| 2004 | #358 | 881 | #656 | 310 |
| 2003 | #406 | 748 | #601 | 351 |
| 2002 | #426 | 683 | #575 | 380 |
| 2001 | #471 | 589 | #552 | 383 |
| 2000 | #488 | 557 | #543 | 392 |
| 1999 | #499 | 521 | #528 | 392 |
| 1998 | #611 | 393 | #551 | 360 |
| 1997 | #521 | 460 | #499 | 416 |
| 1996 | #660 | 337 | #581 | 311 |
| 1995 | #715 | 289 | #654 | 254 |
| 1994 | #798 | 254 | #739 | 202 |
| 1993 | #908 | 212 | #796 | 176 |
| 1992 | #1,006 | 187 | #744 | 193 |
| 1991 | #1,083 | 167 | #637 | 257 |
| 1990 | #1,372 | 115 | #1,037 | 104 |
| 1989 | #1,701 | 80 | #1,567 | 51 |
| 1988 | #1,839 | 67 | #1,404 | 55 |
| 1987 | #1,880 | 61 | #2,020 | 30 |
| 1986 | #2,620 | 37 | #1,617 | 40 |
| 1985 | #2,283 | 44 | #1,452 | 46 |
| 1984 | #2,515 | 37 | #2,036 | 26 |
| 1983 | #2,595 | 34 | #1,905 | 28 |
| 1982 | #2,024 | 51 | #1,563 | 39 |
| 1981 | #2,375 | 41 | #1,726 | 33 |
| 1980 | #2,651 | 35 | #1,655 | 35 |
| 1979 | #2,147 | 46 | #1,788 | 31 |
| 1978 | #1,862 | 53 | #1,177 | 57 |
| 1977 | #1,901 | 52 | #1,607 | 34 |
| 1976 | #2,210 | 38 | #1,333 | 44 |
| 1975 | #2,321 | 35 | #1,593 | 32 |
| 1974 | #2,100 | 39 | #1,886 | 24 |
| 1973 | #3,122 | 21 | #1,696 | 27 |
| 1972 | #2,680 | 26 | #1,819 | 24 |
| 1971 | #3,943 | 15 | #1,916 | 22 |
| 1970 | #3,712 | 16 | #1,847 | 23 |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | — | |
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | — | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | — | — | ||
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | — | ||
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | — | — | ||
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | — | — | ||
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | — | — | ||
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | — | ||
| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Sage! It came in at #6,592, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1965, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Sage is popular in 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Montana#131 · 1 in 392
- Utah#139 · 1 in 578
- Idaho#158 · 1 in 530
- Maine#187 · 1 in 610
- Connecticut#202 · 1 in 780
Best ever in a state: #31 in Wyoming, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #131 | 7 | 1 in 392 |
| Utah | #139 | 31 | 1 in 578 |
| Idaho | #158 | 12 | 1 in 530 |
| Maine | #187 | 6 | 1 in 610 |
| Connecticut | #202 | 15 | 1 in 780 |
| Pennsylvania | #263 | 42 | 1 in 1,256 |
| Iowa | #333 | 9 | 1 in 1,392 |
| New Mexico | #341 | 6 | 1 in 1,181 |
| Massachusetts | #345 | 15 | 1 in 1,695 |
| Arizona | #387 | 18 | 1 in 1,721 |
| Nevada | #400 | 7 | 1 in 1,475 |
| Washington | #405 | 17 | 1 in 1,791 |
| New Jersey | #409 | 19 | 1 in 1,922 |
| Nebraska | #411 | 5 | 1 in 1,550 |
| Maryland | #412 | 13 | 1 in 1,854 |
| Minnesota | #413 | 13 | 1 in 1,848 |
| Louisiana | #423 | 11 | 1 in 1,791 |
| Colorado | #439 | 12 | 1 in 1,867 |
| Oregon | #445 | 8 | 1 in 1,856 |
| Kansas | #454 | 7 | 1 in 1,880 |
| California | #477 | 85 | 1 in 2,460 |
| Florida | #484 | 32 | 1 in 2,488 |
| Georgia | #491 | 21 | 1 in 2,253 |
| Ohio | #496 | 20 | 1 in 2,579 |
| Oklahoma | #550 | 7 | 1 in 2,355 |
| New York | #601 | 30 | 1 in 3,076 |
| Michigan | #605 | 13 | 1 in 3,167 |
| North Carolina | #667 | 13 | 1 in 3,381 |
| Illinois | #671 | 17 | 1 in 3,456 |
| Wisconsin | #731 | 6 | 1 in 3,841 |
| Texas | #735 | 39 | 1 in 4,059 |
| Virginia | #735 | 9 | 1 in 4,043 |
| Indiana | #788 | 7 | 1 in 4,291 |
| Missouri | #820 | 6 | 1 in 4,487 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sage
- 14 spots since 2024 (#146 → #160)
- 62 spots since 2020 (#222 → #160)
- 209 spots since 2015 (#369 → #160)
- Biggest jump: 139 spots in 1997 (#660 → #521)
- Biggest drop: 90 spots in 1998 (#521 → #611)
- Debuted 1963
- Peaked 2023 at #142 (1,961 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 33 yrs · run 1993–2025
- Highest: 1 in 813 girls born in 2024 were named Sage (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 867 girls born in 2025 (0.12%)
- Its best rank, #142 in 2023, was only 1 in 818 (0.12%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 35.5% of all girls named Sage (10,816) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1992, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42 | #4,198 (1966) | #5,141 |
| 1970s | 341 | #1,862 (1978) | #2,600 |
| 1980s | 487 | #1,701 (1989) | #2,248 |
| 1990s | 2,935 | #499 (1999) | #817 |
| 2000s | 7,262 | #358 (2004) | #425 |
| 2010s | 8,571 | #279 (2019) | #388 |
| 2020s | 10,816 | #142 (2023) | #165 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sage in 2012
Top girls' names in 2012
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 2,822 of them was named Sage, which outranked 97.5% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 5,819 of them was named Sage, which outranked 94.9% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.