Recorded 1979–2018 Girls' name Peak 2003 27 births

Souad — girls' name

27 babies named Souad in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52000s112010s11
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Souad was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

6 babies were named Souad in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Souad

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Souad between 1979 and 2018, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Souad currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Souad performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Souad shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Souad 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 27 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.

Souad at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

27

Since 1979

40 years of records

Peak year

2003

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1979

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2018

Souad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1979

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2003)
6
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4.555.566.5 20182016200920031979 5

Souad by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 41% of Souad's all-time total
1970s52000s112010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Souad?
27 babies have been named Souad since 1979. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2003 with 6 births.
When was Souad most popular?
Souad was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Souad been used?
Souad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 40 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Souad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Souline, Soul, Soumya, Soundra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1979–2018 (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.