Saidi
Derived from the Arabic term "Saidi" referring to Upper Egypt.
Name Census estimates that about 91 living Americans carry the first name Saidi. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 88.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Saidi today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Saidi births was 2009 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Saidi. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Saidi. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
91
~ 1 in 3,766,531 Americans
Peak year
2009
11 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,000
Tracked since 1997
Census
Saidi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 356 people with the first name Saidi, which placed it at #26,232 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#26,232
National first-name rank
People counted
356
356 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
46.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Saidi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Saidi is Black at 46.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (32.9%) and White (13.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Saidi described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Saidi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American46.6% · 166
- Hispanic or Latino32.9% · 117
- White13.8% · 49
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.7% · 13
- Two or more races2.8% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Saidi
Saidi leans heavily female at 88.0% of total registrations, but 11 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Saidi as a male name
- Ranked #13,821 in 2024
- 5 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (6 births)
Saidi as a female name
- Ranked #12,000 in 2021
- 8 female births in 2021
- Peak: 2009 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Saidi on both sides of the split. Of the 354 people counted with this name, 162 were male (45.8%) and 192 were female (54.2%).
Popularity
Saidi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Saidi from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 50 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Saidi remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Saidi by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Saidi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Saidi
The name Saidi has its roots in the Arabic language and culture, tracing back to the Middle Ages. It is a masculine given name derived from the Arabic word "sa'id," which means "fortunate" or "blessed." The name's origins can be traced to the Arabian Peninsula, where it was commonly used among the Arab tribes and later spread to other regions with the expansion of Islamic civilization.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Saidi can be found in the writings of the renowned Arab poet and philosopher Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri, who lived from 973 to 1057 CE. In his poetry, he mentioned a person named Saidi, suggesting that the name was already in use during that time period.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Saidi. One such example is Saidi of Tlemcen, a 13th-century Sufi scholar and poet from the city of Tlemcen in present-day Algeria. He was renowned for his spiritual writings and contributions to the development of Sufism in North Africa.
Another prominent figure with the name Saidi was Saidi Nursi, a 19th-century Ottoman scholar and theologian from the city of Nurs in present-day Turkey. He was a prolific writer and played a significant role in the revival of Islamic thought and education during the Ottoman era.
In the realm of literature, Saidi Shirazi was a 15th-century Persian poet renowned for his mastery of the ghazal form. His works were widely celebrated and influential in the Persian literary tradition.
Moving to more recent times, Saidi Qaddafi was a Libyan politician and the second wife of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. She played a prominent role in Libyan politics and was actively involved in various social and charitable initiatives.
These are just a few examples of the many notable individuals throughout history who have borne the name Saidi. While the name's popularity and usage may have fluctuated across different regions and time periods, its Arabic origins and association with blessings and fortune have remained consistent.
People
Saidi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Saidi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Saidi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saidi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 91 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Saidi going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,766,531 US residents.
Is Saidi a common name?
We classify Saidi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 63.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 92 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Saidi most popular?
The single biggest year for Saidi was 2009, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Saidi is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Saidi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 356 people with the name Saidi, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,232 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Saidi in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Saidi?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Saidi on both sides of the split. Of the 354 people counted with this name, 162 were male (45.8%) and 192 were female (54.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Saidi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Saidi is Black at 46.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (32.9%) and White (13.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Saidi most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Saidi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 46.6% (166 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Saidi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Saidi a female name?
Yes, 88.0% of people registered as Saidi in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Saidi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Saidi in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Saidi can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Saidi?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.