Is Sage a boy or girl name?
Sage is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 1,987 girls and 779 boys were named Sage, so 71.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 65.5% of the 43,653 US babies named Sage were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #413
- Girl rank, 2024
- #146
- Babies named Sage since 1921
- 43,653
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 2,838 babies
Boys and girls named Sage, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 12 | 42 | 77.8% |
| 1970s | 318 | 341 | 51.7% |
| 1980s | 383 | 487 | 56% |
| 1990s | 2,665 | 2,935 | 52.4% |
| 2000s | 3,405 | 7,262 | 68.1% |
| 2010s | 4,508 | 8,568 | 65.5% |
| 2020s | 3,772 | 8,950 | 70.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 779 | #413 | 1,987 | #146 |
| 2023 | 757 | #416 | 1,958 | #143 |
| 2022 | 825 | #387 | 2,013 | #143 |
| 2021 | 730 | #422 | 1,674 | #177 |
| 2020 | 681 | #436 | 1,318 | #223 |
| 2019 | 671 | #449 | 1,172 | #279 |
| 2018 | 693 | #438 | 1,095 | #305 |
| 2017 | 632 | #472 | 1,049 | #312 |
| 2016 | 528 | #549 | 940 | #353 |
| 2015 | 403 | #647 | 889 | #369 |
| 2014 | 408 | #646 | 844 | #387 |
| 2013 | 322 | #726 | 666 | #457 |
| 2012 | 326 | #720 | 624 | #492 |
| 2011 | 261 | #831 | 647 | #461 |
| 2010 | 264 | #813 | 642 | #471 |
| 2009 | 299 | #761 | 793 | #397 |
| 2008 | 300 | #750 | 692 | #457 |
| 2007 | 322 | #719 | 684 | #470 |
| 2006 | 330 | #685 | 767 | #415 |
| 2005 | 338 | #646 | 868 | #364 |
| 2004 | 310 | #661 | 881 | #358 |
| 2003 | 351 | #602 | 748 | #406 |
| 2002 | 380 | #575 | 683 | #427 |
| 2001 | 383 | #552 | 589 | #471 |
| 2000 | 392 | #543 | 557 | #489 |
| 1999 | 392 | #530 | 521 | #501 |
| 1998 | 360 | #551 | 393 | #612 |
| 1997 | 416 | #500 | 460 | #521 |
| 1996 | 311 | #581 | 337 | #661 |
| 1995 | 254 | #655 | 289 | #716 |
| 1994 | 202 | #740 | 254 | #799 |
| 1993 | 176 | #799 | 212 | #911 |
| 1992 | 193 | #745 | 187 | #1,010 |
| 1991 | 257 | #637 | 167 | #1,085 |
| 1990 | 104 | #1,041 | 115 | #1,380 |
| 1989 | 51 | #1,588 | 80 | #1,713 |
| 1988 | 55 | #1,421 | 67 | #1,857 |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,049 | 61 | #1,896 |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,640 | 37 | #2,665 |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,476 | 44 | #2,309 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,088 | 37 | #2,561 |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,948 | 34 | #2,640 |
| 1982 | 39 | #1,587 | 51 | #2,046 |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,758 | 41 | #2,399 |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,690 | 35 | #2,694 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,826 | 46 | #2,176 |
| 1978 | 57 | #1,183 | 53 | #1,885 |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,636 | 52 | #1,921 |
| 1976 | 44 | #1,344 | 38 | #2,247 |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,623 | 35 | #2,348 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,924 | 39 | #2,124 |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,728 | 21 | #3,213 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,865 | 26 | #2,726 |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,978 | 15 | #4,083 |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,886 | 16 | #3,837 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,871 | 11 | #4,668 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,635 | 10 | #4,711 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,424 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,634 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,430 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,872 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sage reached #387 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #143 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.