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girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Saida

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,875 Trend ↑ Rising 10%

Saida, Saidah also spelled Sayda, Saeeda, or Sayeeda, is the female form of the Arabic male given name Sa‘id.

Rank 2025
#5,875
among girls · ↓1,118 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
21
named Saida · -28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 76,537
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
42 babies
All-time total
1,264
#6,405 all-time among girls
First recorded
1953
in Social Security records

Saida popularity over time

1,264 babies have been named Saida since 1953, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2002Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 27 3 – #5,059
1960s 35 4 +30% #4,710
1970s 103 10 +194% #3,686
1980s 167 17 +62% #3,599
1990s 223 22 +34% #3,554
2000s 332 33 +49% #3,513
2010s 228 23 -31% #4,713
2020s (to 2025) 149 25 +9% #4,452

Where Saida is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 21 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 22 0.01 outside top 500
2029 22 0.01 outside top 500
2030 22 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Saida

Saida is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,875 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1953, 1,264 American babies have been named Saida. Its peak came in 2008, when 42 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Saida stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Saida?

The median living Saida is about 23 years old; half are between 13 and 36. An estimated 1,200 people named Saida are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Saida year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 21 #5,875
2024 29 #4,757
2023 22 #5,708
2022 32 #4,452
2021 24 #5,375
2020 21 #5,819
2019 24 #5,433
2018 24 #5,435
2017 26 #5,158
2016 18 #6,864
2015 24 #5,634
2014 14 #8,415
2013 23 #5,801
2012 17 #7,401
2011 27 #5,184
2010 31 #4,713
2009 30 #4,911
2008 42 #3,844
2007 34 #4,453
2006 38 #3,981
2005 32 #4,353
2004 32 #4,369
2003 32 #4,191
2002 39 #3,513
2001 20 #5,776
2000 33 #3,865
1995 13 #6,950
1990 22 #4,486
1985 24 #3,599
1980 11 #6,229
1975 14 #4,543
1970 17 #3,686
1965 – –
1960 9 #4,710
1955 7 #5,121
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Saida

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Saida Gunba Soviet javelin thrower (1959–2018) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Saida, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Saida?

The median living Saida is about 23 years old. Half of all living Saidas are between 13 and 36 years old.

How many people named Saida are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Saida are alive in the United States, based on 1,264 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Saida mean?

Saida, Saidah also spelled Sayda, Saeeda, or Sayeeda, is the female form of the Arabic male given name Sa‘id.

How popular is the name Saida in 2025?

Saida ranked #5,875 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Saida?

1,264 babies have been named Saida in the United States since 1953, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Saida most popular?

Saida peaked in 2008, when 42 newborns received the name.

Is Saida a boy or girl name?

Saida is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Saida rising or falling?

Saida is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Saida become more popular?

Saida looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 22 girls named Saida in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Saida?

Well-known people named Saida include Saida Gunba (athlete).

Names like Saida

Names that sound and feel close to Saida: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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