Said
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sa-EED
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,585 for boys
Said is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “happy, fortunate”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 1,585th for boys in the US (107 babies).
What does Said mean?
Arabic: spelling of Saeed
“happy, fortunate”
Arabic for happy or fortunate, from the same root as Saad; it is another spelling of Saeed.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Said a girl's or a boy's name?
Said is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 107 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Said in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,202nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Said, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 29 boys.
Half of all the boys named Said in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 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 Said or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,108, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
- Saeed 13
- Said 11
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Said in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,203 |
| 2010 | 29 | #1,047 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,167 |
| 2005 | 26 | #944 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 24 | #900 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 21 | #862 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Said in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,585th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 107 about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 107 boys in the US were named Said, making it the 1,585th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,849th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 165 boys. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the boys named Said in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 155 boys in the US were given Said or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,142, up from #1,585 for this spelling alone.
- Said 107
- Saeed 48
Said in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 107 | #1,585 |
| 2024 | 110 | #1,573 |
| 2023 | 104 | #1,650 |
| 2022 | 107 | #1,626 |
| 2021 | 92 | #1,750 |
| 2020 | 80 | #1,849 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2,061 |
| 2018 | 72 | #2,016 |
| 2017 | 75 | #1,918 |
| 2016 | 83 | #1,811 |
| 2015 | 82 | #1,815 |
| 2014 | 104 | #1,536 |
| 2013 | 96 | #1,604 |
| 2012 | 98 | #1,598 |
| 2011 | 146 | #1,206 |
| 2010 | 165 | #1,127 |
| 2009 | 99 | #1,603 |
| 2008 | 98 | #1,603 |
| 2007 | 104 | #1,516 |
| 2006 | 114 | #1,391 |
| 2005 | 113 | #1,333 |
| 2004 | 122 | #1,233 |
| 2003 | 116 | #1,247 |
| 2002 | 119 | #1,175 |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,908 |
| 2000 | 46 | #2,171 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,027 |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,391 |
| 1997 | 44 | #2,021 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,585 |
| 1995 | 32 | #2,395 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,613 |
| 1993 | 34 | #2,252 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,303 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,353 |
| 1988 | 26 | #2,300 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,776 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,576 |
| 1982 | 23 | #2,206 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,049 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
Names like Said
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ahmed, Hamza, Abdullah, Zayd, Musa, Mustafa, Umar, Fahad, Khalid, Saif, Ibrahim
Other spellings of Said
Names related to Said
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Said: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/said, updated 20 October 2026.