Sativa
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning sown or cultivated; cannabis plant species name.
Babies a year
14
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Sativa by the numbers
Sativa was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 41 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sativa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Sativa, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Sativa
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