NameTides

Said

Said was the #1,585 boys' name in the US in 2025 (107 babies), and #2,133 in England & Wales and #1,944 in Canada.

Said as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Said as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Said as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,585 (107)#2,133 (11)—#1,944 (10)
2024#1,573 (110)#2,089 (11)—#1,353 (16)
2023#1,650 (104)#2,161 (10)—#2,336 (7)
2022#1,626 (107)#1,880 (12)—#1,759 (10)
2021#1,750 (92)#2,301 (9)—#1,653 (11)
2020#1,849 (80)#1,635 (14)—#1,708 (10)
2019#2,062 (70)#1,655 (14)—#2,440 (6)
2018#2,017 (72)#1,455 (17)—#1,682 (10)
2017#1,918 (75)#1,627 (15)—#1,158 (18)
2016#1,811 (83)#1,363 (19)—#1,234 (16)
2015#1,815 (82)#2,150 (10)—#1,458 (12)
2014#1,536 (104)#1,421 (17)—#1,936 (8)
2013#1,605 (96)#1,462 (16)—#1,654 (10)
2012#1,599 (98)#1,430 (17)—#2,368 (6)
2011#1,206 (146)#1,158 (22)—#1,399 (13)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2010 at #1,127.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1961.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 25,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Said is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 16,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Said by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #586MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #915NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,687CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #849CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #875VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,294TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Said (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#90712

Said (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SaidCanadaBoys#1,94410
SaidEngland & WalesBoys#2,13311
SaidIrelandBoys—too few
SaidNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
SaidUSBoys#1,585107