Saad
Boy · SAAD · Arabic
Saad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “good fortune, happiness”. In 2025 it ranked 854th for boys in the UK (41 babies) and 2,332nd for boys in the US (59 babies).
What does Saad mean?
Arabic
“good fortune, happiness”
Arabic for good fortune; Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and a leading early Muslim commander.
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Is Saad a girl's or a boy's name?
Saad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 41 boys in the UK and 59 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Saad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #854among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41about 1 in 7,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the UK were named Saad, making it the 854th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 710th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 54 boys.
Half of all the boys named Saad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 45 boys in the UK were given Saad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #729, up from #854 for this spelling alone.
- Saad 41
- Sa'Ad 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 798th in England and Wales.
Saad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #854 |
| 2024 | 43 | #838 |
| 2023 | 37 | #930 |
| 2022 | 45 | #792 |
| 2021 | 34 | #977 |
| 2020 | 53 | #710 |
| 2019 | 51 | #728 |
| 2018 | 40 | #860 |
| 2017 | 46 | #806 |
| 2016 | 32 | #1,010 |
| 2015 | 32 | #1,005 |
| 2014 | 44 | #791 |
| 2013 | 39 | #860 |
| 2012 | 48 | #753 |
| 2011 | 45 | #773 |
| 2010 | 40 | #817 |
| 2009 | 41 | #782 |
| 2008 | 36 | #854 |
| 2007 | 54 | #619 |
| 2006 | 48 | #652 |
| 2005 | 39 | #730 |
| 2004 | 40 | #665 |
| 2003 | 41 | #611 |
| 2002 | 32 | #667 |
| 2001 | 24 | #796 |
| 2000 | 23 | #812 |
| 1999 | 20 | #870 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 21 | #768 |
How popular is Saad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,332among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 59about 1 in 29,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 59 boys in the US were named Saad, making it the 2,332nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,113th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 82 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Saad in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2,332 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2,236 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,613 |
| 2022 | 45 | #2,828 |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,694 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,113 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,338 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2,028 |
| 2017 | 79 | #1,861 |
| 2016 | 76 | #1,921 |
| 2015 | 77 | #1,895 |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,919 |
| 2013 | 79 | #1,810 |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,798 |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,375 |
| 2010 | 69 | #1,985 |
| 2009 | 62 | #2,167 |
| 2008 | 60 | #2,206 |
| 2007 | 68 | #2,034 |
| 2006 | 69 | #1,942 |
| 2005 | 75 | #1,749 |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,626 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 77 | #1,586 |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,773 |
| 2000 | 53 | #1,940 |
| 1999 | 65 | #1,639 |
| 1998 | 67 | #1,571 |
| 1997 | 65 | #1,568 |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,702 |
| 1995 | 37 | #2,173 |
| 1994 | 50 | #1,748 |
| 1993 | 37 | #2,118 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,909 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,221 |
| 1990 | 46 | #1,725 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,030 |
| 1987 | 32 | #1,934 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,159 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,292 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,492 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 26 | #2,037 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
Names like Saad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Saad
Sa'Ad
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