US rank #8088 Girls' name Peak 2001 371 births

Sayda — #8088 US girls' name

371 babies named Sayda in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s532000s1452010s982020s50
#8088
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Sayda was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

19 babies were named Sayda in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sayda

The Social Security Administration has registered 371 babies named Sayda between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sayda currently holds the #8088 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sayda performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sayda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sayda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sayda 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 371 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.

Sayda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

371

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2001

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,088

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sayda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
19
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 20242019201320082003199819901980 7

Sayda by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
145 births that decade — 39% of Sayda's all-time total
1980s251990s532000s1452010s982020s50

Sayda by state

Where Sayda concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sayda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 7.3%
California share of Sayda's total US births 7.3%

27 of 371 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sayda?
371 babies have been named Sayda since 1980. It currently ranks #8088 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 19 births.
When was Sayda most popular?
Sayda was most popular in the 2000s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Sayda most popular?
The top states for the name Sayda are California (27 births).
How long has the name Sayda been used?
Sayda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sayda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saylor, Saydee, Sayra, Sayuri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1980–2024 (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.