US rank #3006 Boys' name Peak 2011 1,830 births

Saeed — #3006 US boys' name

1,830 babies named Saeed in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s1151980s2151990s3392000s4212010s5142020s216
#3006
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Saeed was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

60 babies were named Saeed in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saeed

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,830 babies named Saeed between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Saeed currently holds the #3006 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saeed performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 514 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Saeed shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 182 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Saeed in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saeed in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,830 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Saeed at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,830

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

2011

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,006

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Saeed popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
60
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219751968 5

Saeed by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
514 births that decade — 28% of Saeed's all-time total
1960s101970s1151980s2151990s3392000s4212010s5142020s216

Saeed by state

Where Saeed concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Saeed
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
182 9.9%
#2 New York
172 9.4%
#3 Pennsylvania
113 6.2%
#4 Texas
41 2.2%
#5 New Jersey
10 0.5%
#6 Michigan
7 0.4%
#7 Illinois
6 0.3%
#8 Florida
5 0.3%
California share of Saeed's total US births 9.9%
Even split

182 of 1,830 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Saeed appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saeed?
1,830 babies have been named Saeed since 1968. It currently ranks #3006 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 60 births.
When was Saeed most popular?
Saeed was most popular in the 2010s decade with 514 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Saeed most popular?
The top states for the name Saeed are California (182 births), New York (172 births), Pennsylvania (113 births).
How long has the name Saeed been used?
Saeed has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Saeed?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sael, Saed, Saeid, Saevion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.