Boys' name · since 1980
Sayed
Sayed has 688 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,514 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,311 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 688
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sayed is the #4311 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 688 recorded since 1980.
Sayed has 688 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4311 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #6,514 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,311 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 688 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayed ranks #6,514 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,311 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 688 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,514 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,311 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 688
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sayed's 688 recorded births place it above 85.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sayed compares
688 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Sayed's all-time total is 86% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sayed | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 688 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sayed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sayed splits its recorded history at 2004: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sayed popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Sayed by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (182 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Sayed's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sayed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
149 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s
2020s
154 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 182 births (26% of all-time use).
How Sayed compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sayed's total volume
Sayed by state
Where Sayed concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 161 | 23.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 22 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 1.6% |
161 of 688 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sayed's data
- Sayed's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2020s (154) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sayeds (161 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sayed: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Sayed 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.