Sage

What Sage means

Means “sedge”

As a German surname, from a placename derived from the noun sege (“sedge”) (see sedge).

Source: Wiktionary, “Sage” (revision 89617795), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Sage?

US: Rising: up from #369 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #3615 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2024, when 1,994 girls got the name (#146 that year). First in the US records in 1963.

How common

• About 1 in 867 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,958 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 2,982 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in WY (9.86 per 1,000 girls), HI (6.06 per 1,000 girls), DC (4.46 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Sage is #160 in the US and #610 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 73.0% of US babies named Sage were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Saige640 US · 28 E&W
• Sayge31 US
• Saije12 US
• Saje9 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Sage

Girls

• Aspen#266Editor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Aspen in 2025 were girls
• Ocean#785“sea”^*
• Willow#44From the word “willow”^*
• Promise#823Editor’s note 330 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales
• Ivy#39From the word “ivy”^*
• Sky#948From the word “sky”^*

For a brother

• Tate#193Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #420 in 2015, #193 in 2025
• Ocean#717“sea”^*
• Rowan#59“little red one”^*
• Alden#598“old + friend”^*
• Aspen#920Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1990, with 8 babies
• Briar#686Editor’s note Used for both: 34% of US babies named Briar in 2025 were boys

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under English, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Sage’s. Rank is US 2025.