Sae
Sae is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Sae Isshiki , Japanese actress Sae Itō , Japanese shogi player Sae Miyakawa , Japanese artistic gymnast Sae Miyazawa , Japanese singer and actress Sae Murase , Japanese singer Sae Nakazawa , Japanese judoka Sae Tachikawa , Japanese educator Sae Watanabe , Japanese gymnast Sae Yamamoto (curler) , Japanese curler
Meaning & Origin of Sae
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sae is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Sae Isshiki , Japanese actress Sae Itō , Japanese shogi player Sae Miyakawa , Japanese artistic gymnast Sae Miyazawa , Japanese singer and actress Sae Murase , Japanese singer Sae Nakazawa , Japanese judoka Sae Tachikawa , Japanese educator Sae Watanabe , Japanese gymnast Sae Yamamoto (curler) , Japanese curler
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The Story of Sae
As a girl name
Sae first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 9 Saes were born — ranking #11,456 that year. As of 2026, Sae ranks #15,532 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 78 Saes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sae first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1990, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 5 Saes were born — ranking #8,115 that year. As of 2026, Sae ranks #8,115 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Saes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sae
Sae is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 78 births in the dataset. Sae's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #11,456. Use the chart and map above to compare Sae's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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