Saga
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name derived from the Swedish noun saga, used since the 19th century.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Saga (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Saga has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2015. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 170 |
| 1999 | 204 |
| 2000 | 292 |
| 2001 | 288 |
| 2002 | 393 |
| 2003 | 433 |
| 2004 | 536 |
| 2005 | 503 |
| 2006 | 531 |
| 2007 | 492 |
| 2008 | 463 |
| 2009 | 506 |
| 2010 | 484 |
| 2011 | 431 |
| 2012 | 483 |
| 2013 | 501 |
| 2014 | 501 |
| 2015 | 656 |
| 2016 | 567 |
| 2017 | 564 |
| 2018 | 541 |
| 2019 | 519 |
| 2020 | 506 |
| 2021 | 477 |
| 2022 | 412 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,353 |
| 2000 | 2,589 |
| 2001 | 2,842 |
| 2002 | 3,193 |
| 2003 | 3,589 |
| 2004 | 4,086 |
| 2005 | 4,552 |
| 2006 | 5,040 |
| 2007 | 5,493 |
| 2008 | 5,943 |
| 2009 | 6,421 |
| 2010 | 6,857 |
| 2011 | 7,268 |
| 2012 | 7,711 |
| 2013 | 8,153 |
| 2014 | 8,633 |
| 2015 | 9,252 |
| 2016 | 9,790 |
| 2017 | 10,336 |
| 2018 | 10,854 |
| 2019 | 11,376 |
| 2020 | 11,851 |
Saga in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Saga.Hi! My name is Saga.
- Saga bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Saga lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Vet du om Saga kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Saga is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Sagas mamma är lärare.Saga's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Sagas mamma is Saga's mum.
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Questions about Saga
How do you pronounce Saga in Swedish?
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What does the name Saga mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name derived from the Swedish noun saga, used since the 19th century.
How popular is Saga in Sweden?
412 babies were named Saga in 2022. In 2020, 11,851 people in Sweden had Saga as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2015 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.