Girls' name · since 1961
Saudia
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 421 babies named Saudia, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,116 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 421
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
421 girls have been named Saudia since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Saudia has 421 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2017.
- #13,116 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 421 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saudia ranks #13,116 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 421 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,116 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 421
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Saudia's 421 recorded births place it above 81.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Saudia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saudia's full recorded timeline at 1984, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saudia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2017
- Peak year (1991)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Saudia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (98 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Saudia's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Saudia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
65 births
- 1970s
1970s
83 births
- 1980s
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 98 births (23% of all-time use).
Saudia by state
Where Saudia concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
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What to do with Saudia's data
- Saudia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 2010s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Saudias (11 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saudia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1961–2017 (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 Saudia 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.