US rank #6627 Boys' name Peak 2014 244 births

Sayid — #6627 US boys' name

244 babies named Sayid in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s142000s492010s1332020s48
#6627
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 53% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Sayid was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

19 babies were named Sayid in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sayid

The Social Security Administration has registered 244 babies named Sayid between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sayid currently holds the #6627 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sayid performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sayid shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sayid in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sayid 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 244 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.

Sayid at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

244

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2014

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,627

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sayid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
19
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 20242021201820152012200920061993 7

Sayid by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
133 births that decade — 55% of Sayid's all-time total
1990s142000s492010s1332020s48

Sayid by state

Where Sayid concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sayid
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.0%
California share of Sayid's total US births 2.0%

5 of 244 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sayid?
244 babies have been named Sayid since 1993. It currently ranks #6627 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 19 births.
When was Sayid most popular?
Sayid was most popular in the 2010s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Sayid most popular?
The top states for the name Sayid are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sayid been used?
Sayid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sayid?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saylor, Sayed, Sayer, Sayvion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1993–2024 (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.