Given name & surname
Saia
Saia is a surname from Italian. It is used in English and Italian.
Original ItalianSaja
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 227
- 13 boys · 214 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,260 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,260 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 290 as a first name in 2020; 1,781 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Saia’s family of names
In Italian usage, Saia as a surname has a related form in SAJA. In Italian usage, Saia as a surname has a related form in SAIJA. In Greek usage, Saia as a surname is a transliteration of Σαΐα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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