Saad
Saad is a common male Arabic given name. The name stems from the Arabic verb sa‘ada.
Meaning & Origin of Saad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saad is a common male Arabic given name. The name stems from the Arabic verb sa‘ada.
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The Story of Saad
The earliest SSA record of Saad as a baby boy name dates back to 1973, when 6 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 82 newborns named Saad — #1,799 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Saad on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Saad ranks #2,449 for baby boys with 57 births, gradually falling (-15%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Saad
Saad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Saad's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #1,571. Use the chart and map above to compare Saad's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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