Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Sage

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Wise one.
French
Wise one
Latin

Syllables

1

Pronunciation

s(a)-ge

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Toni Collette, Daughter of Lance Henriksen and Jane Pollack

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #387, 825 births); most recent 2025 (rank #455, 684 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #143, 2,013 births); most recent 2025 (rank #160, 1,853 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20256841,853
20247791,987
20237571,958
20228252,013
20217301,674
20206811,318
20196711,172
20186931,095
20176321,049
2016528940

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #900, 35 births); most recent 2025 (rank #934, 33 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #520, 75 births); most recent 2025 (rank #610, 64 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20253364
20243575
20233271
20221659
20211742
20201021
2019916
2018511
201797
2016–11

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #433, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20248
20234
20223
20213
20204
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #439, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #474, 6 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20256
20243
20237
20223
20213
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #298, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #407, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
20215
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #265, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #442, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #120, 27 births); most recent 2023 (rank #143, 21 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
2023721
20221123
20211222
20201518
2019820
20181018
2017–13
2016817
2015716
2014811

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence