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Saia

/ˈsɑjə/ · 94% girls · 13 born in 2025

Saia has been given to about 227 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈsɑjə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 225
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Saia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 19
  • Born in 202513
  • All time227

How popular is Saia?

Its best year was 2017, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 9253rd. The typical living American called Saia is about 9 years old today.

Names that sound like Saia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kaia0.81
  2. Maia0.81
  3. Zaria0.81
  4. Saniya0.76
  5. Samiya0.76
  6. Shania0.75
  7. Stacia0.75
  8. Zaira0.75

Middle names for Saia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Saia Noelle0.83
  2. Saia Belle0.83
  3. Saia Josephine0.80
  4. Saia Violet0.79
  5. Saia Della0.79
  6. Saia Catherine0.77

Sibling names for Saia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Emilianasister · 0.83
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.82
  3. Yahyabrother · 0.82
  4. Lochlanbrother · 0.82
  5. Ayaneither · 0.81
  6. Maisysister · 0.81

Where Saia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Saia Wilson0.75
    2. Saia Williams0.75
    3. Saia Turner0.75
    4. Saia Torres0.75
    5. Saia Thompson0.75
    6. Saia Thomas0.75

    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 Saia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. 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.