Girls' name · since 1896
Sayde
725 babies named Sayde in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,313 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,984 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 725
- born since 1896
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sayde is the #11984 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 725 recorded since 1896.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayde has been recorded 725 times among girls since 1896, currently ranked #11984 nationally and more common than 31% of girls, 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 1896 to 2025.
- #9,313 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,984 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 725 born since 1896
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayde ranks #9,313 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,984 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 725 born since 1896, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,313 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,984 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 725
- born since 1896
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sayde's 725 recorded births place it above 87.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Sayde compares
725 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sayde's all-time total is 93% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sayde | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 725 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sayde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sayde's full recorded timeline at 2007, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sayde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Sayde by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (280 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Sayde's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Sayde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
140 births
- 2000s
2000s
280 births
- 2010s
2010s
237 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 280 births (39% of all-time use).
How Sayde compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sayde's total volume
Sayde by state
Where Sayde concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 48 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 1.5% |
48 of 725 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sayde's data
- Sayde's decade-level peak was the 2000s (280 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Saydes (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sayde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Sayde 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.