How Many People Are Named Saja?
An estimated 969 people in the United States have the first name Saja. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Saja peaked in popularity in 2020 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saja as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Saja paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
969
About 1 in 353,720 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2020
46 births
Total Registered
982
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saja
Saja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 982 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Saja as a female name
Ranked #4,010 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (46 births)
Saja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saja span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 353 babies were registered. While Saja is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Saja by Decade
How has Saja tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Saja by State
Birth registrations for Saja span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, California. The lowest are in Louisiana, Florida, Michigan. On average, about 25 Sajas were registered per state.
Saja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Saja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Saja
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Saja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saja?
We estimate approximately 969 people named Saja are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 353,720 Americans share this first name.
Is Saja a common name?
Saja is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 982 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saja most popular?
Saja reached peak popularity in 2020, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saja is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saja a female name?
Saja is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saja Smith, Saja Johnson, Saja Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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