Saeed
Boy · sa-EED · Arabic
Saeed is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “happy, fortunate”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 2,676th for boys in the US (48 babies).
What does Saeed mean?
Arabic: spelling of Sa'id
“happy, fortunate”
Sa'id ibn Zayd was one of the ten Companions promised Paradise by Muhammad, according to Sunni tradition.
- Say it
- sa-EED
Is Saeed a girl's or a boy's name?
Saeed is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 48 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Saeed in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Saeed, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 28 boys.
2025 had more boys named Saeed than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Saeed in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 24 boys in the UK were given Saeed or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,108, up from #1,964 for this spelling alone.
- Saeed 13
- Said 11
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Saeed in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,290 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,056 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,115 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,131 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 25 | #880 |
| 2002 | 22 | #891 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 22 | #790 |
| 1997 | 17 | #941 |
| 1996 | 17 | #897 |
How popular is Saeed in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,676among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were named Saeed, making it the 2,676th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,805th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 60 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the boys named Saeed in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 155 boys in the US were given Saeed or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,142, up from #2,676 for this spelling alone.
- Said 107
- Saeed 48
Saeed in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #2,676 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,000 |
| 2023 | 51 | #2,574 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,276 |
| 2021 | 45 | #2,774 |
| 2020 | 43 | #2,805 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,140 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,384 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,725 |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,252 |
| 2014 | 55 | #2,343 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,363 |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,771 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,172 |
| 2010 | 56 | #2,286 |
| 2009 | 47 | #2,622 |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,284 |
| 2007 | 58 | #2,257 |
| 2006 | 48 | #2,512 |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,524 |
| 2004 | 50 | #2,279 |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,616 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,792 |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,471 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,159 |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,504 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,609 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,249 |
| 1995 | 32 | #2,395 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,214 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,503 |
| 1992 | 39 | #1,997 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,165 |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,200 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,292 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,655 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,205 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,133 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
Names like Saeed
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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