Saeid
Saʽid, also spelled Saʽeid, Said, Saïd, Sid, Saeed, Saed, Saied, Sayeed or Sayid, is a male Arabic given name which means "blessed, lucky, joy" or "happy, patient". The name stems from the Arabic verb sa‘ada.
- Persian
Meaning & Origin of Saeid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saʽid, also spelled Saʽeid, Said, Saïd, Sid, Saeed, Saed, Saied, Sayeed or Sayid, is a male Arabic given name which means "blessed, lucky, joy" or "happy, patient". The name stems from the Arabic verb sa‘ada.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
The Story of Saeid
The earliest SSA record of Saeid as a baby boy name dates back to 1989, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Saeid — #8,823 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 71% of all recorded Saeids. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 38 Saeids have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Saeid
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About the name Saeid
Saeid is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 38 births in the dataset. Saeid's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #8,823. Use the chart and map above to compare Saeid'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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