How Many People Are Named Saya?
An estimated 1,233 people in the United States have the first name Saya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Saya peaked in popularity in 2010 with 98 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saya 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 Saya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Saya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,233
About 1 in 277,984 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2010
98 births
Total Registered
1,246
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saya
Saya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,246 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Saya as a female name
Ranked #3,364 in 2024
47 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (98 births)
Saya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 672 babies were registered. Saya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Saya by Decade
How has Saya 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.
Saya by State
Birth registrations for Saya span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Colorado, Ohio, Georgia. On average, about 39 Sayas were registered per state.
Saya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Saya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Saya
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Saya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saya?
We estimate approximately 1,233 people named Saya 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 277,984 Americans share this first name.
Is Saya a common name?
Saya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,246 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saya most popular?
Saya reached peak popularity in 2010, when 98 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saya is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saya a female name?
Saya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saya Smith, Saya Johnson, Saya 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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