Boys' name · since 1976
Saud
511 babies named Saud in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,804 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,235 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 511
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saud is the #6235 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 511 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Saud recorded 511 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #6235 nationally today, ahead of 55% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #7,804 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,235 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 511 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saud ranks #7,804 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,235 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 511 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,804 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,235 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 511
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saud's 511 recorded births place it above 82.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Saud compares
511 Top 44% higher than 56% of 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
Saud's all-time total is 38% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saud | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 511 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Saud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saud splits its recorded history at 2007: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saud popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Saud by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (263 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Saud's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Saud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 81
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
263 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 263 births (51% of all-time use).
How Saud compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Saud's total volume
Saud by state
Where Saud concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.0% |
7 of 511 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Saud's data
- Saud's decade-level peak was the 2010s (263 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sauds (7 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 Saud: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Saud 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.