Boys' name · since 1993
Sayid
Sayid has 260 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,452 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,730 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 260
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sayid currently ranks #5730 among boys' names in America, with 260 babies recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Sayid recorded 260 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #5730 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #11,452 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,730 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 260 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayid ranks #11,452 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,730 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 260 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,452 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,730 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 260
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sayid's 260 recorded births place it above 74.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sayid compares
260 43rd percentile among 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
Sayid's all-time total is 30% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sayid | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 260 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sayid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sayid splits its recorded history at 2014: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sayid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Sayid by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (133 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Sayid's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Sayid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 133 births (51% of all-time use).
Sayid by state
Where Sayid concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.8% |
10 of 260 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sayid's data
- Sayid's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (133 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sayids (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sayid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Sayid 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.