Boys' name · since 2002
Sayd
35 babies named Sayd in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,797 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
35 boys have been named Sayd since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayd has been recorded 35 times among boys since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2019.
- #24,797 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 35 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayd ranks #24,797 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,797 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sayd's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sayd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sayd's full recorded timeline at 2005, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sayd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2019
- Peak year (2002)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2019.
35 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 9 births in a single year.
Sayd by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (26 births, 74% of the file).
2000s was Sayd's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Sayd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 26 births (74% of all-time use).
Sayd decade highlights
- Peak decade 26 births
- Runner-up 9 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Sayd's data
- Sayd's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2010s (9) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sayd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2002–2019 (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 Sayd 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.
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