How popular is the name Saida?

1,264 US babies were named Saida between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2008.

What careers are people named Saida over-represented in?

Among notable women who are professors, Saidas show up 1.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Saida

Saida. 1,264 US babies since 1940, peak 2008. Notable Saidas are 1.1× over-represented as professors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2008

1,264 US babies were named Saida between 1940 and 2025.

Saida around the world

France: 3,865 babies since 1900, peak 1984, No. 1,421 in 2025
England & Wales: 187 babies since 1996, peak 2012
Sweden: 23 babies since 1998, peak 2020

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Saidas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	0.9×	Low · 2 people
Professor	1.1×	Low · 2 people
Politician	0.9×	Low · 2 people
Singer	1.1×	Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are professors, Saidas show up 1.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 6 Zaidas spell it Saida

Zaida 47%
Zayda 29%
Saida 16%
Sayda 5%
Saidah 4%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2008)