Recorded 1961–2017 Girls' name Peak 1991 421 births

Saudia — girls' name

421 babies named Saudia in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Saudia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

16 babies were named Saudia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saudia

The Social Security Administration has registered 421 babies named Saudia between 1961 and 2017, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saudia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saudia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Saudia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Saudia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saudia 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 421 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.

Saudia at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

421

Since 1961

57 years of records

Peak year

1991

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1961

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2017

Saudia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1961

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1991)
16
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Saudia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
98 births that decade — 23% of Saudia's all-time total
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Saudia by state

Where Saudia concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Saudia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 2.6%
#2 Florida
5 1.2%
New York share of Saudia's total US births 2.6%
Even split

11 of 421 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saudia?
421 babies have been named Saudia since 1961. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1991 with 16 births.
When was Saudia most popular?
Saudia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Saudia most popular?
The top states for the name Saudia are New York (11 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Saudia been used?
Saudia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 57 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Saudia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saundra, Saumya, Sausha, Saul, 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, 1961–2017 (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.