How many Saads are there in the world?

No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,400 people named Saad are estimated to be alive in the US today.

How popular is the name Saad in 2025?

Saad ranks #2332 among US boy names in 2025, with 59 babies given the name.

How rare is the name Saad?

About 1 in every 28,950 US boys born in 2025 was named Saad — 59 in all.

Will my child share the name Saad with classmates?

Saad will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Saad

Masculine · “good fortune”

#2332 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year

rare59 boys in 2025

Saad is good fortune in Arabic — and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, a companion of the Prophet, conquered Persia.

How old is the name Saad?

Saad first appears in US birth records in 1973 — 52 years ago. The typical Saad alive today was born around 2007, making them about 18 years old. About 2,400 people named Saad are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Saad most popular?

Saad peaked in 1997, reaching #1571 nationally. Today it ranks #2332, 761 places below that high. See the whole 1997 chart.

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Where it comes from

From sa'd to Saad

The story of Saad

Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas commanded the Muslim army at Qadisiyyah and brought down the Sasanian empire; he was among the earliest converts and one of the ten promised paradise. The root behind his name runs through Arabic naming. Saad is standard and appears in American records in current use.

Meaning

good fortune, happiness

From the Arabic sa'd, 'good fortune' or 'felicity', from a root meaning to be fortunate. The same root gives Sa'id, 'happy', and Mas'ud. The doubled a marks a long vowel in transliteration. The Arabic is ordinary and documented.

How the name formed

sa'd
Saad

Related forms: سعد · Saad · Sad

Pronouncing Saad

SAHD

One syllable. The Arabic has an ayin English cannot reproduce; the doubled a marks a long vowel.

Nicknames for Saad

Moderate

SadiAn affectionate stretch, used inside families rather than generally

SaThe front sound alone, used inside families rather than generally

What the data says

146 years of official birth records

The long climb, and where it stands now

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded: 1973
Most boys named: 201282 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #1571reached in 1997
Change vs 2024: −7.8%59 in 2025, from 64

Saad sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2012, with 82 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Saad in other languages

The same name elsewhere

سعد in Arabic — transliteration
Saad in Urdu — same name
Sad in English — spelling variant

Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, Texas, California.

Saads among us

2,400

people named Saad are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 28,950 born in 2025 was named Saad

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

What happens to a name after it peaks

The Jarom test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Saad's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Jarom climbed just as high around 1977, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Jarom's path sketches the road Saad is walking now.

40%chance Saad will feel dated by 2040

Saad, aligned on its peakJarom· peak 1977not yet written

Saad today is about where Jarom stood in 2005 — 28 years past a #1571-sized peak. By 2020, Jarom had settled around #10987.

Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Saad sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Saad is headed

Saad should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.

Steady+2% by 2030projected around #2,431 in 2030

Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Saad beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Saad in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Saadthis name59#2332Rishaan59#2332Harlen59#2332Kobi59#2332Keyon59#2332

US boys given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths

The good-fortune meaning is transparent and warm.
The conqueror of Sasanian Persia is a first-rate bearer.
One syllable, clean, and never mispronounced in English.

What to consider

The spelling is one letter from the English 'sad'.
The Arabic ayin is lost entirely in English.
It reads as specifically Muslim.

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Frequently asked

How many Saads are there in the world?: No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,400 people named Saad are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Saad in 2025?: Saad ranks #2332 among US boy names in 2025, with 59 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Saad?: About 1 in every 28,950 US boys born in 2025 was named Saad — 59 in all.
Will my child share the name Saad with classmates?: Saad will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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Rishaan^#2332 · Harlen^#2332 · Kobi^#2332 · Keyon^#2332 · Oak^#2332 · Layth^#2332 · Merlin^#2332 · Skye^#2332

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