Hi, I'm sage. I've always wondered what people thing of when they hear me name, I've never met anyone with the same name so I'm curious what you guys thing of it?

My baby girl is due in July and currently my husband's favorite name from our list is Sage. I also love the name. I like that it is simple, short and sweet, and isn't extremely common without being too out there. My only worry about the name is that it sounds too "hippie" or "crunchy," neither of which would describe me or my husband lol. Just wondering if I'm the only one who thinks this. When you hear the name Sage what associations do you have?

Google says unisex and I like it for a boy but never met a boy Sage tbh.

Edit: should add I know it’s unisex. But Courtney is also unisex and HEAVILY dominated by girls in the US. Trying to ensure it’s no toooo girly basically.

I know you’ll probably all be shocked but I truly thought the name Sage was uncommon and unique when I named my son last year.

Now it feels like we are running into other families with babies or kids named Sage — out and about at the park, the zoo, etc.

It’s honestly really distressing to me, because it was always important to me from a young age that I would never name my children common or popular names.

(I also didn’t realize Sage was used for girls at all since it means “wise man” so that was a shocker as well)

I’m wondering if I’m picking up on it more because I’m just noticing it or if in fact there’s tons of Sages out there.

I guess what I really want to figure out is… how likely is my son have other Sages in his classes/school throughout life?

We just found out we are having a boy due April. We absolutely loved the name Sage for a girl, but today my partner suggested why don’t we use it for a boy too.

He has a strong sounding last name beginning with S, our family is of Aboriginal Australian origin. It is common in my partner’s family to use the name of the father for your first born son, but the thought of having three Josephs just kills me so Joseph will be the middle name.

I don’t know if Sage has become too feminine. I know it is a unisex name but I personally have only heard it as a girls name. Any thoughts or advice is appreciated!

Edit: Our daughters name is Iluka, which is of Aboriginal origin, and I would have loved to added a cultural aspect to the name, but haven’t found any Aboriginal boy names I like yet.

We were going to wait to find out the sex of the baby, but we were hoping for a boy. If it wasn't a boy we wanted to grieve the idea of having a boy BEFORE the baby was actually here.. and well, it's a girl. Sage is the name we had picked out for a girl, but now I'm not so sure it fits? Help

Edit: I've been thinking all day about everyone's suggestions! Names that we really like are Jade, Astrid (off astor), Laurel, Ayla, and Scout.

I remember our first daughter's name really clicking with me during pregnancy, but I'm over half way and nothing seems to click! Thank you for everyone's suggestions

My husband and I love the name Sage for our little girl but we can’t agree on a good middle name. Our last name is Martin so we would like something more feminine as the middle name.

I’m having a baby boy sometime in the next five weeks. My husband and I are not agreeing on names and I think in general I am just super over thinking things and finding reasons to nit pick every name I hear. The only name we both seem to consistently like is Sage, and so it seems like it’s going to have to be Sage. I do love the meaning of “wise,” I like that it’s a nature name, I like that its unisex. I think im just having commitment issues and this feels like such a big decision. Help me love it please! Please don’t comment if you hate it lol.

I just heard this and I personally think this name is really cute! I felt it was a little feminine at first, but it grew on me and made sense. I don’t think I’d use this for my own kid, but definitely think it will be a “guilty pleasure” name.

What do you guys think?

On name lists it is typically listed as gender neutral but I didn’t know if anyone saw it as more male or female.

I have been noticing an increasing popularity in the middle name Sage on this sub as well as various pregnancy related subs and it’s to the point where I am thinking Sage will be just as definitive as “Marie” or “Rose” was as middle names in the 90s. No hate to the name! That’s just my guess. Are there any other middle names that anyone here has seen that is becoming as popular as Sage?

What are your guys’ thoughts on Sage as a girl’s name? Do you think it’s overused or do you think it’s not used as much?

I just ran across the name Sage and really like it for my son (we'll see what hubs thinks). To me it sounds distinctly masculine but evidently it is a unisex name. Does it sounds more masculine or feminine to you?

I'm Transgender and it's the second name in my first name. I'm looking for any kind of cool nickname I could go by

I see Sage on girl lists more than boy lists.

However, Sage has a gender neutral, masculine-leaning vibe to me. It sounds like a softer version of Gage, which is masculine. I think that's why Sage sounds masculine to my ears.

So name nerds, cast your vote! Do you see Sage as feminine, masculine, or true gender neutral?

Update: So far it's pretty even! 8F / 12N / 9M

Update 2: Neutral is in the lead! 9F /18N / 9M

Update 3: Fem is in the lead! 34F / 31N / 18M

Update 4: Fem still leading 73F / 64N / 32M

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FINAL VERDICT: Gender Neutral name that leans slightly feminine.

82F / 83N / 41M

40% Feminine / 40% Neutral / 20% Male

I asked my friend’s mom today why she chose to spell her daughter’s name Saige instead of Sage. She said to make it more feminine. Is the Sage version of the name masculine? I’d never heard this before and love the name. Thanks!

Hello! My spouse and I are expecting a baby in 2021, and we’re considering possible names. The name Sage is meaningful to my spouse, but we’re having trouble figuring out how to fit it in. We’re comfortable using it as a first name or a middle name for either a boy or a girl. Our last name is two syllables and ends in a “son” sound. Does anyone have any suggestions of first or middle names that would go well with Sage?

We will probably end up using a name that is relatively common and easy to spell, but we don’t want our kid to have the same name as every other kid their age. I’ve included some examples of names we like below just to give you an idea of our style:

Boys: Harvey, Everett, Oliver, Theo, Elliott

Girls: Ruby, Penelope, Eleanor, Lola, Norah

We are still early in the process so we are open to any thoughts or ideas at this point. Thanks everyone!