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Saga

/ˈsɑɡə/ · 100% girls · 17 born in 2025

Saga has been given to about 178 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsɑɡə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 176
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Saga per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 19
  • Born in 202517
  • All time178
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Saga?

Its best year was 2024, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 6358th. The typical living American called Saga is about 7 years old today.

Names that sound like Saga

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sara0.75
  2. Sana0.75
  3. Zara0.70
  4. Sanaa0.67
  5. Sasha0.64
  6. Sage0.64
  7. Shana0.64
  8. Salma0.64

Middle names for Saga

Ranked by flow score
  1. Saga Josephine0.84
  2. Saga Rose0.83
  3. Saga Louise0.83
  4. Saga June0.82
  5. Saga Pearl0.82
  6. Saga Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Saga

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.84
  2. Azaiahbrother · 0.84
  3. Matheobrother · 0.84
  4. Alarasister · 0.84
  5. Laylanisister · 0.83
  6. Inayasister · 0.83

Where Saga is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Saga White0.78
    2. Saga Reyes0.78
    3. Saga Nguyen0.78
    4. Saga Moore0.78
    5. Saga Lee0.78
    6. Saga Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Saga

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025
    6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.