Saud is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “good fortune”, from Arabic saud. The House of Saud, Saudi Arabia's royal family, is named after an early 18th-century ancestor, Saud ibn Muhammad.

Saud

Gender: Boy
Say it: sah-OOD
Origin: Arabic
UK rank, 2025: #3,021 for boys
US rank, 2025: #6,140 for boys

Saud is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “good fortune”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).

What does Saud mean?

Arabic: from Arabic saud

“good fortune”

The House of Saud, Saudi Arabia's royal family, is named after an early 18th-century ancestor, Saud ibn Muhammad.

Is Saud a girl's or a boy's name?

Saud is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Saud in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #3,021among boys
Babies in 2025: 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
Five-year trend: Risingup 37% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Saud, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 12 boys.

Half of all the boys named Saud in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 12 in 20172025

Saud in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	7	#3,021
2024	9	#2,515
2023	10	#2,303
2022	5	#3,639
2021	4	#4,188
2020	3	#4,803
2019	6	#3,184
2018	10	#2,234
2017	12	#2,037
2016	0	–
2015	6	#3,149
2014	7	#2,843
2013	3	#4,884
2012	9	#2,382
2011	8	#2,503
2010	8	#2,534
2009	4	#3,909
2008	7	#2,616
2007	6	#2,873
2006	4	#3,522
2005	7	#2,292
2004	0	–
2003	5	#2,574
2002	4	#2,751
2001	8	#1,690
2000	6	#1,977
1999	1	#3,925
1998	3	#3,021
1997	3	#2,979
1996	1	#3,776

How popular is Saud in the US?

Rank in 2025: #6,140among boys
Babies in 2025: 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
Five-year trend: Fallingdown 39% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Saud, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 39 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.

Half of all the boys named Saud in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.

1976Busiest: 39 in 20162025

Saud in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	14	#6,140
2024	12	#6,827
2023	14	#6,215
2022	9	#8,293
2021	10	#7,582
2020	17	#5,231
2019	13	#6,401
2018	36	#3,168
2017	31	#3,514
2016	39	#2,992
2015	18	#5,056
2014	37	#3,036
2013	32	#3,337
2012	27	#3,804
2011	21	#4,507
2010	9	#8,133
2009	10	#7,687
2008	12	#6,758
2007	8	#8,909
2006	7	#9,579
2005	0	–
2004	6	#9,941
2003	5	#10,886
2002	11	#6,081
2001	10	#6,438
2000	12	#5,581
1999	9	#6,524
1998	7	#7,553
1997	8	#6,612
1996	11	#5,180
1995	0	–
1994	6	#7,764
1993	0	–
1992	0	–
1991	9	#5,513
1990	0	–
1989	6	#6,934
1988	0	–
1987	5	#6,945
1986	0	–
1985	0	–
1984	7	#4,969
1983	7	#4,904
1982	0	–
1981	5	#6,260
1980	0	–
1979	0	–
1978	5	#5,769
1977	0	–
1976	6	#4,933

Names like Saud

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Muhammad Zayd Hamza Ahmed Musa Abdullah Zayan Zayaan Umar Mustafa Khalid Fahad

Names related to Saud

Saad Said Saed

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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, “Saud: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saud, updated 20 October 2026.