Boys' name · since 1990
Saddam
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Saddam, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,653 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,573 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 47
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saddam is the #12573 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 47 recorded since 1990.
Saddam has 47 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12573 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #22,653 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,573 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 47 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saddam ranks #22,653 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,573 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 47 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,653 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,573 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 47
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Saddam's 47 recorded births place it above 50.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Saddam compares
47 16th percentile among 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
Saddam's all-time total is 87% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saddam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 47 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Saddam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saddam's full recorded timeline at 2022, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saddam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Saddam by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (30 births, 64% of the file).
1990s was Saddam's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Saddam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 30 births (64% of all-time use).
Saddam by state
Where Saddam concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 12.8% |
6 of 47 births nationwide.
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What to do with Saddam's data
- Saddam's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Saddams (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Saddam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Saddam 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.