Boys' name · since 1989
Saheed
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 202 babies named Saheed, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,896 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 202
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saheed is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 202 have been recorded since 1989.
Saheed has 202 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2023.
- #12,896 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 202 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saheed ranks #12,896 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 202 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,896 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 202
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saheed's 202 recorded births place it above 71.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Saheed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saheed's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saheed popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2023
- Peak year (2000)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Saheed by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (68 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Saheed's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Saheed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 68 births (34% of all-time use).
Saheed by state
Where Saheed concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 202 births nationwide.
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- Saheed's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Saheeds (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Saheed: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~34 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, 1989–2023 (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 Saheed 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.