Sayed
Boy · SY-ed · Arabic
Sayed is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “master, lord”. In 2025 it ranked 834th for boys in the UK (43 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Sayed mean?
Arabic: spelling of Sayyid
“master, lord”
From Arabic sayyid, master; as a title it marks descent from the Prophet Muhammad through his grandsons Hasan and Husayn.
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Is Sayed a girl's or a boy's name?
Sayed is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 43 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sayed in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #834among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 7,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the UK were named Sayed, making it the 834th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,150th.
2025 had the most boys named Sayed of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Sayed in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 443 boys in the UK were given Sayed or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #146, up from #834 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 771st in England and Wales.
Sayed in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #834 |
| 2024 | 30 | #1,064 |
| 2023 | 42 | #847 |
| 2022 | 38 | #904 |
| 2021 | 31 | #1,041 |
| 2020 | 26 | #1,150 |
| 2019 | 27 | #1,103 |
| 2018 | 30 | #1,043 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,234 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,106 |
| 2013 | 34 | #938 |
| 2012 | 25 | #1,166 |
| 2011 | 34 | #929 |
| 2010 | 29 | #1,047 |
| 2009 | 27 | #1,057 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 34 | #858 |
| 2006 | 29 | #914 |
| 2005 | 24 | #997 |
| 2004 | 26 | #903 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 19 | #988 |
| 2001 | 23 | #818 |
| 2000 | 21 | #862 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 21 | #811 |
| 1996 | 22 | #746 |
How popular is Sayed in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Sayed, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Sayed in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 190 boys in the US were given Sayed or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,024, up from #4,248 for this spelling alone.
- Syed 166
- Sayed 24
Sayed in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 42 | #2,960 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
Names like Sayed
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Sayed
Syed Sayyed
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