Saud
Saud is an Arabic origin word which is used as a masculine given name and a surname. People with the name include:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Saud
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saud is an Arabic origin word which is used as a masculine given name and a surname. People with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Saud
The earliest SSA record of Saud as a baby boy name dates back to 1976, when 6 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 39 newborns named Saud — #2,993 in the national rankings. About 51% of every Saud on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Saud ranks #6,959 for baby boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-47%). All told, over 519 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Saud
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Saud. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Su'ud
Names that sound like Saud
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About the name Saud
Saud is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 519 births in the dataset. Saud's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,993. Use the chart and map above to compare Saud'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.