Is Saya a boy or girl name?

Saya is a girl’s name. Of the 1,305 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Saya

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Saya was most popular in 2010, when 98 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,564 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,022, with 59 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,305 people named Saya.

Saya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Saya’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Saya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Saya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,305 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Saya

Where Saya is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org