Recorded 1971–2006 Girls' name Peak 1973 16 births

Saudah — girls' name

16 babies named Saudah in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s112000s5
1970s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Saudah was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

6 babies were named Saudah in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saudah

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Saudah between 1971 and 2006, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saudah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saudah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Saudah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saudah 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 16 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.

Saudah at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

16

Since 1971

36 years of records

Peak year

1973

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1971

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2006

Saudah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1971

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Saudah by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 69% of Saudah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saudah?
16 babies have been named Saudah since 1971. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
When was Saudah most popular?
Saudah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Saudah been used?
Saudah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 36 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Saudah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saundra, Saudia, Saumya, Sausha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1971–2006 (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.