Saija
Saija is a surname and a feminine given name used in Finland. Notable people with the name include:Saija Tarkki, Finnish ice hockey player Saija Varjus, Finnish musician
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Saija
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saija is a surname and a feminine given name used in Finland. Notable people with the name include:Saija Tarkki, Finnish ice hockey player Saija Varjus, Finnish musician
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
The Story of Saija
Saija first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 9 Saijas were born — ranking #10,859 that year. As of 2026, Saija ranks #10,293 for baby girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 46 Saijas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Saija
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About the name Saija
Saija is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 46 births in the dataset. Saija's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #10,859. Use the chart and map above to compare Saija'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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