US rank #3922 Boys' name Peak 2022 664 births

Sayed — #3922 US boys' name

664 babies named Sayed in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s791990s1242000s1492010s1822020s130
#3922
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Sayed was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

42 babies were named Sayed in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sayed

The Social Security Administration has registered 664 babies named Sayed between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sayed currently holds the #3922 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sayed performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sayed shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 151 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sayed in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sayed 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 664 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.

Sayed at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

664

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2022

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,922

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sayed popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
42
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Sayed by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
182 births that decade — 27% of Sayed's all-time total
1980s791990s1242000s1492010s1822020s130

Sayed by state

Where Sayed concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sayed
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
151 22.7%
#2 New York
22 3.3%
#3 Texas
11 1.7%
California share of Sayed's total US births 22.7%
Even split

151 of 664 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sayed?
664 babies have been named Sayed since 1980. It currently ranks #3922 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 42 births.
When was Sayed most popular?
Sayed was most popular in the 2010s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Sayed most popular?
The top states for the name Sayed are California (151 births), New York (22 births), Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Sayed been used?
Sayed has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sayed?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saylor, Sayer, Sayvion, Sayan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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.