Boys' name · since 1973
Saad
2,476 babies named Saad in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,887 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,343 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,476
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saad currently ranks #2343 among boys' names in America, with 2,476 babies recorded since 1973.
Saad has 2,476 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2343 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #2,887 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,343 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,476 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saad ranks #2,887 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,343 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,476 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,887 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,343 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,476
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saad's 2,476 recorded births place it above 93.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Saad compares
2,476 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Saad's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,476 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 82 | 34 | 22,252 |
Saad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saad's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 82, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Saad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (719 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Saad's strongest decade.
719 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Saad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 223
1980s
223 births
- 1990s
1990s
496 births
- 2000s
2000s
671 births
- 2010s
2010s
719 births
- 2020s
2020s
331 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 719 births (29% of all-time use).
How Saad compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Saad's total volume
Saad by state
Where Saad concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 394 | 15.9% |
| #2 | California | | 166 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 158 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 143 | 5.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 100 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 45 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 45 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 35 | 1.4% |
394 of 2,476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Saad appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Saad's data
- Saad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (719 total births) through the 2020s (331) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Saads (394 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Saad draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.