How Many People Are Named Said?
An estimated 3,010 people in the United States have the first name Said. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Said peaked in popularity in 2010 with 165 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Said as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Said paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,010
About 1 in 113,872 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2010
165 births
Total Registered
3,058
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Said
Said is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,058 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Said as a male name
Ranked #1,572 in 2024
110 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (165 births)
Said: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Said span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 991 babies were registered. While Said is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Said by Decade
How has Said tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Said by State
Birth registrations for Said span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Carolina, Nebraska, Washington. On average, about 96 Saids were registered per state.
Said + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Said as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Said
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Said: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Said?
We estimate approximately 3,010 people named Said are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 113,872 Americans share this first name.
Is Said a common name?
Said is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,058 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Said most popular?
Said reached peak popularity in 2010, when 165 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Said is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Said a male name?
Said is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Said Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Said Smith, Said Johnson, Said Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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