| The boy name Sage [ 1 syll. sa-ge, sag-e ] is also used as a girl name, and it is more often a girl name. Its pronunciation is SEYJH KEY. Sage's origin, as well as its use, is in the English language. Developed literally from the vocabulary word 'sage'. The name is derived from the English word 'sage' in reference to a wise person, or possibly the spice. Sage is a somewhat popular baby name for boys. The name jumped in popularity during the 1990s; before that, it was of irregular use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 1997, 0.021% of baby boys were given the name Sage. It ranked at #500 then. The baby name has since declined in popularity. In 2007, its usage was 0.014% and its ranking #719, but it was nonetheless the most widely used out of all boy names in its group. Though Sage is currently more often than not a girl name, there was a period from 1991 to 1992 when more boys were given the name. From 1993 on, increasingly more girls than boys were named Sage. In 2006, the name Sage was given to 2 times as many girls than boys. Baby names that sound like Sage include Shaw (English), Shay (English), Shea (English and Irish), Si (English), Siek (Czech), Sigge (Scandinavian), Sky (English), Skye (English), Sacha (French), Sasa (English, Russian, and Slavic), Sascha (German), Sasha (Russian and English), Shaye (English), Sigi (German), and Sixtus (English and German). KEY: Pronunciation for Sage: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)"
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