US rank #4674 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,243 births

Saida — #4674 US girls' name

1,243 babies named Saida in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s271960s351970s1031980s1671990s2232000s3322010s2282020s128
#4674
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Saida was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

42 babies were named Saida in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saida

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,243 babies named Saida between 1953 and 2024, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saida currently holds the #4674 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saida performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 332 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Saida shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 169 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Saida in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saida 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 1,243 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.

Saida at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,243

Since 1953

72 years of records

Peak year

2008

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,674

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1953

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2024

Saida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1953

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
42
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
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Saida by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
332 births that decade — 27% of Saida's all-time total
1950s271960s351970s1031980s1671990s2232000s3322010s2282020s128

Saida by state

Where Saida concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Saida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
169 13.6%
#2 Texas
76 6.1%
#3 New York
66 5.3%
#4 Florida
11 0.9%
#5 Ohio
5 0.4%
California share of Saida's total US births 13.6%
Even split

169 of 1,243 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saida?
1,243 babies have been named Saida since 1953. It currently ranks #4674 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 42 births.
When was Saida most popular?
Saida was most popular in the 2000s decade with 332 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Saida most popular?
The top states for the name Saida are California (169 births), Texas (76 births), New York (66 births).
How long has the name Saida been used?
Saida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 72 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Saida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saige, Saira, Sailor, Saisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1953–2024 (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.