Said
Said was the 1596th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 107 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1131st with 165 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 227 places. More babies were named Said in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,596 boys, up 272 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 107boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010165 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,166babies recorded
Said popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,596 | 107 |
| 2020 | #1,868 | 80 |
| 2010 | #1,131 | 165 |
| 2000 | #2,189 | 46 |
| 1990 | #2,361 | 30 |
| 1980 | #3,221 | 14 |
| 1970 | #3,476 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Said, counting every spelling?
Said is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,431 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,596 for Said on its own. Together these spellings went to 115 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Said | 107 | #1,596 | 520 |
| Saed | 8 | #9,549 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Said?
107 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Said (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Said born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 78 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Said.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Said?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Said are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 23. That makes Said mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Said by state
How common Said was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.6×), Texas (1.9×), New York (1.5×). In 39 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Said: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Said, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Said
How popular is the name Said?
Said was the 1596th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 107 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1131st with 165 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 227 places. More babies were named Said in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Said a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Said in the US.
Where is Said most popular?
In 2021–2025, Said was most common in New Jersey (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and New York.