Saga name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Girl
Origin: Old Norse and English-American
Usage: Scandinavian, Icelandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Tamil
Pronunciation: s(a)-ga
Meaning: A Storyteller and Fairy Tale
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What does Saga mean?

Used chiefly in Finnish, Tamil, Norwegian, Icelandic, Scandinavian, Swedish and Danish eminent, Saga is originated from English-American and Old Norse, Saga means "A Storyteller or Fairy Tale" is a gender-neutral name .

Saga is variation of Sága. Meaning of Sága is Seeing One is originated from Old Norse.

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How do I pronounce Saga?

You can pronounce the two syllabled name Saga as s(a)-ga.

Variants of Saga

Sagga, Sága, Sara, Sarina, Sarra, Sarabeth, Sarah

How popular is the name Saga?

Saga was among the popular names in Sweden. Since emerging in 1998 around 2839 babies have been given the given name. When at the peak of its usage in 2006, the moniker grabbed the 19th spot and 538 baby girls were given the name.

After 8 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. In addition to that, the first name has been in the top 50 baby names 6 times A common name in Denmark with over 500 new-borns have been given the name since 2016.

Presently at its peak, the moniker grabbed the 38th spot and 182 baby girls were given the name. In addition to that, the given name has been in the top 50 baby names 3 times

Saga is an uncommon baby name in United States, its highest ever rank is 10471 (2018) in its 13 years run on United States naming chart.

Also, it appeared first time in 2011 on baby girl names list of England and Wales. Saga is a rare baby name in Belgium where it is still in use. But Saga is a popular baby name in Burkina Faso where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in Iraq.

At least, 20000 people globally have been given the name as per our findings.

YearRankBirths
2023957910
2022963210
2021840612
2020794013
2019104489
2018105259
2017106749
2016108439
2015144636
2014119198
View more ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

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Numerological aspects of Saga

You always have the best ideas and persistence to realize each and one of them at work. You lack self-awareness and your conscience isn't clear. To have letter A as your capstone in your name represents your wild personality, individuality, originality and ambitious spirit. You should be more careful with your actions. You can hurt people with your recklessness. Facing what you've been through and allowing yourself to grieve over is the only way to fight the numbness within you.

Looking for names similar to Saga? Please go through the following names

  •  Olina - Curious girl name Olina is particulary used in Nordic, Swedish and Czech, Olina means "Ancestor's Descendant and Happy" has origin in Old Norse. Olina is an effeminate version of Ole.
  •  Raissa - Uncustomary Raissa is used mostly in Finnish, Swedish and Russian aimed at girls, Raissa means "Rose or Carefree" has its origin in Greek and Old Greek
  •  Anine - Anine's meaning is He (God) Was Gracious is originated from Hebrew used largely in Finnish, Greenlandic and Swedish is bestowed upon baby girls
  •  Álehttá - The popular and venerable girl name Álehttá is used primarily in Finnish and Sami languages. Álehttá is Sami form of Aletta
  •  Seppi - Boy name Seppi is chiefly used in German, Swedish and Finnish which originated from Hebrew, meaning of Seppi is "He (God) Will Add"

Famous people named Saga

  • Saga, Canadian rock band, from Oakville, Ontario
  • Saga, Swedish white nationalist singer-songwriter
  • Saga Sarkola in Harjunpää ja pahan pappi as Actress
  • Sagarika Soni in Swabhimaan as Actress
  • Sagan Lewis in For God and Country as Actress
  • Sagan Rose in The Hunger Games Johanna Mason Fan Film as Actress
  • Sagarika Ghatge in Chak De! India as Actress

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Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
  3. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
  4. Danmarks Statistik, https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/borgere/navne
  5. SCB- Statistikmyndigheten, https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/population/general-statistics/name-statistics/
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