Sae
given name · Latin script
Meaning: Rōmaji transcription of さえ
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/siː/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Sae is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Thailand than in any other country.
- USUnited States1 in 426K(measured from records)
- THThailand≈1 in 1.7Kas สิทธิชัย
- HKHong Kong≈1 in 85K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Sae itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Thailand (inferred from the name graph)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 134 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 85K (inferred from the name graph)
≈40,000 named สิทธิชัย, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Hong Kong, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
18 other spellings are counted as the same name:
Locally spelled สิทธิชัย in TH Thailand, ID Indonesia.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Rōmaji transcription of さえ
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Where in the world(measured from records)
Sae counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TH Thailand | #129 | ≈40,000 est. | ≈1 in 1.7K | #24,099 | สิทธิชัย | 134 |
| ID Indonesia | — | ≈4,500 est. | ≈1 in 60K | — | สิทธิชัย | 1 |
| US United States | — | 781 | 1 in 426K | 449 | Sae | 79 |
| MY Malaysia | — | ≈270 est. | ≈1 in 123K | — | Sae | 17 |
| CD Congo - Kinshasa | — | ≈260 est. | ≈1 in 395K | — | Sae | 1 |
| NL Netherlands | — | ≈170 est. | ≈1 in 100K | — | Sae | 5 |
| HK Hong Kong | — | ≈85 est. | ≈1 in 85K | — | Sae | 8 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Sae is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In cdo, a to stir up, to excite, as to anger | Pp % to hit the center, to attain, to suit. W5e to be accidentally poisoned
as a wordDictionary of the Foochow Dialect
In cdo, lanterns in the shape of a dragon, the keel of a ship, a red cloth tied around aw corpse
as a wordDictionary of the Foochow Dialect
In cdo, specially, cle wyilied Dat sole responsibility
as a wordDictionary of the Foochow Dialect
In llu, the core of a thing; carcass skinned, feathers removed; meat of an egg; peeled yam or orange; kernel of nut; think, suppose
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In Samoan, (of skin) tear off, strip off; skin; a tear in something, as clothing
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Kitamura Saeb. 1983JPliterary scholar from Japan
- Sae Mizukib. 1984JPJapanese AV idol
- Suzanneb. 1986JPnot in their usual nametelevision personality from Japan
- Sae Eun Parkb. 1989KRSouth Korean ballet dancer
- Sae Miyazawab. 1990JPJapanese singer
- Sae Okazakib. 1995JPJapanese actress and talent
- Sae Muraseb. 1997JPJapanese actress, fashion model and apparel producer
- Sae Nanjōb. 1999JPJapanese amateur wrestler
- Sae Fukushimab. 2004JPJapanese child actor
- Sae AmatsuJPJapanese mangaka
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 26 sources across 18 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 113 | #136,783 |
Reference works 3
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Sae mean, and where does it come from?
- Rōmaji transcription of さえ Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- How do you pronounce Sae?
- A machine transcription gives /siː/ (IPA) for Japanese.
- Is Sae a male or female name?
- Sae is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- In which country does Sae have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 40 thousand people named สิทธิชัย in Thailand, more than in any other country we hold.
- How common is the name Sae?
- In the United States, the national register counted 781 people named Sae in 2020, about 1 in 426 thousand residents.
- How common is Sae compared with other names?
- In Thailand, Sae is the 129th most common given name of 488,147 given names recorded there.
What do you want to know about Sae?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/saeThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Sae” — the 129th most common given name in Thailand. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.