Girls' name · since 1970
Saidah
Saidah has 335 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,023 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 335
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saidah is the #15301 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 335 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Saidah recorded 335 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #15301 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #15,023 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,301 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 335 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saidah ranks #15,023 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,301 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 335 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,023 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 335
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Saidah's 335 recorded births place it above 79.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Saidah compares
335 47th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Saidah's all-time total is 11% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saidah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 335 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saidah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saidah's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saidah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Saidah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (110 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Saidah's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Saidah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 110 births (33% of all-time use).
Saidah by state
Where Saidah concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 335 births nationwide.
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What to do with Saidah's data
- Saidah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Saidahs (5 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 Saidah: 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 (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Saidah 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.