# Saad (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/saad/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Arabic |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Sa'd |
| US babies named this | 2,476 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,476 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,083, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Arabic سَعْد (saʕd).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 53 | 2,399 |
| 2012 | 82 | 1,811 |
| 2013 | 79 | 1,825 |
| 2014 | 75 | 1,939 |
| 2015 | 77 | 1,906 |
| 2016 | 76 | 1,934 |
| 2017 | 79 | 1,868 |
| 2018 | 71 | 2,041 |
| 2019 | 58 | 2,357 |
| 2020 | 66 | 2,134 |
| 2021 | 47 | 2,726 |
| 2022 | 45 | 2,862 |
| 2023 | 50 | 2,649 |
| 2024 | 64 | 2,258 |
| 2025 | 59 | 2,353 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 43 | 732 |
| 2012 | 46 | 719 |
| 2013 | 39 | 788 |
| 2014 | 44 | 730 |
| 2015 | 30 | 977 |
| 2016 | 29 | 994 |
| 2017 | 46 | 743 |
| 2018 | 36 | 851 |
| 2019 | 49 | 686 |
| 2020 | 51 | 668 |
| 2021 | 34 | 888 |
| 2022 | 44 | 746 |
| 2023 | 37 | 857 |
| 2024 | 43 | 785 |
| 2025 | 41 | 798 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: سَعْد

## People named Saad

- Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait in 2006
- Saad Al Sheeb, football player
- Saad el-Shazly, Egyptian military officer (1922-2011)
- Saad Tedjar, association football player from Algeria
- Saad Bin Zafar, Cricket player
- Saad bin Laden, Al Qaeda militant
- Saad Surour, Emirati footballer
- Saad Al-Dosari, footballer
- Saad Abdul-Salaam, American soccer player
- Saad Dahlab, Algerian nationalist and politician (1918-2000)
- Sa'd ibn Mua'dh, Companion of Muhammad (c. 590–627)
- Sa'd ibn Ubadah, Companion of Muhammad (died c.637)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.