Girl or boy · Latin, through French and English
Sage
Say it: SAYJ
Meaning
From the herb sage (Latin salvia) and the English word sage 'wise person'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used for both sexes in the US since the 1970s, mostly for girls.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 32,868 babies given this name since 1921
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 1,200 girls
- 1,968 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Saige
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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