Given name & surname

Saja

Saja is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Saja isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Saja through the years

Babies since 1880
1,018
0 boys · 1,018 girls
Most popular year
2020
46 babies
2025
36
#4,053 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−11%
Easing
010203020002025Highest share 202022
Saja in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1987–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inNorth Carolina, Texas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: North Carolina (5), Texas (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,053 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, North Carolina and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,048 as a first name in 2020; 134 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.

Saja’s family of names

In Italian usage, Saja as a surname has a related form in SAIA.

Walk Saja’s family in the name graph

SajaSajahŞajaSaia

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Saja, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Saija

Saija is a feminine given name. It is used in Finnish.

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Sua

Sua is a surname.

11Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Salora

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Savia

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Sihaya

12Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Syiah

11Very rare

>99% girls

Turkish · Modern

Sevda

“a parent's great love”

11Very rare

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Saja’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Saja