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Sage Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Sage?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Sage, ranked the 307th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Sage has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity ranking of #307 was reached for the first time this year with 1,083 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Sage was less than 5, most recently in 1967.

Approximately during the years 1967-1977, 1986-2004, and 2011-2017 the name Sage took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Sometimes the name Sage has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

For a number of years, the name Sage has steadily increased in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Sage for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sage?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Sage is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Sage (Girl)Sage (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 1,083 307 687 438
2017 1,045 310 627 472
2016 937 353 528 547
2015 886 369 402 648
2014 842 388 408 644
2013 666 457 322 726
2012 624 491 326 720
2011 646 461 261 831
2010 642 471 264 812
2009 791 397 299 760
2008 690 458 300 750
2007 683 470 322 719
2006 766 416 330 684
2005 868 362 338 646
2004 880 358 310 660
2003 747 407 351 602
2002 683 426 380 575
2001 589 471 383 552
2000 557 489 392 543
1999 521 501 392 530
1998 393 612 360 551
1997 460 521 416 500
1996 337 661 311 581
1995 288 718 254 655
1994 254 798 202 740
1993 211 912 176 799
1992 187 1,009 193 745
1991 167 1,085 257 637
1990 115 1,379 102 1,052
1989 80 1,712 51 1,588
1988 67 1,857 55 1,420
1987 61 1,895 30 2,049
1986 37 2,665 40 1,637
1985 44 2,308 46 1,475
1984 37 2,562 26 2,088
1983 34 2,640 28 1,947
1982 51 2,045 39 1,587
1981 41 2,397 33 1,760
1980 35 2,692 35 1,690
1979 46 2,176 31 1,825
1978 53 1,884 57 1,184
1977 52 1,920 34 1,635
1976 38 2,246 45 1,329
1975 35 2,350 31 1,652
1974 39 2,125 24 1,924
1973 21 3,211 27 1,728
1972 26 2,728 24 1,864
1971 15 4,083 22 1,977
1970 16 3,838 23 1,887
1969 11 4,667 7 3,871
1968 10 4,712 5 4,631
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.