Sait
A masculine Turkish name derived from the Arabic word "sa'id" meaning fortunate or happy.
Name Census estimates that about 11 living Americans carry the first name Sait. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Sait today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sait births was 2007 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sait. 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 Sait. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
11
~ 1 in 31,159,485 Americans
Peak year
2007
6 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2009 SSA rank
#14,111
Tracked since 2007
Census
Sait in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 176 people with the first name Sait, which placed it at #41,537 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
#41,537
National first-name rank
People counted
176
176 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
55.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sait
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sait is White at 55.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (31.8%) and Black (9.7%). 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 Sait 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 Sait at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White55.1% · 97
- Hispanic or Latino31.8% · 56
- Black or African American9.7% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 5
- Two or more races0.6% · 1
Popularity
Sait: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Sait 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 Sait during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Sait
The given name Sait has its origins in the Arabic language, stemming from the word "sa'id" which translates to "happy" or "fortunate". This name has been prevalent in various regions of the Middle East and North Africa for centuries.
One of the earliest known references to the name Sait can be traced back to the 7th century, during the Islamic Golden Age. It is believed that some of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad bore this name, though specific records are limited.
In the 11th century, a renowned scholar and poet from Persia, Abu'l-Qasim Sait al-Daylami, was widely recognized for his literary contributions. He was born in 976 and passed away in 1038.
The name Sait gained further prominence in the 13th century with the birth of Sait ibn Ahmad al-Andalusi, a prominent Muslim philosopher and mathematician from Andalusia (present-day Spain). He lived from 1214 to 1286 and made significant contributions to the fields of astronomy and optics.
In the 16th century, Sait Pasha, an Ottoman statesman and military commander, played a crucial role in the expansion of the Ottoman Empire. He was born in 1535 and died in 1593.
Another notable figure bearing the name Sait was Sait Faik Abasıyanık, a celebrated Turkish writer and poet who lived from 1906 to 1954. His literary works have had a lasting impact on Turkish literature.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who have carried the name Sait. While its roots can be traced back to the Arabic language, the name has transcended borders and cultures, finding its place in various regions and historical periods.
People
Sait + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sait 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
Sait: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sait?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 11 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sait 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 31,159,485 US residents.
Is Sait a common name?
We classify Sait as "Very Rare". It ranks above 30.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sait most popular?
The single biggest year for Sait was 2007, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sait is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Sait in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 176 people with the name Sait, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,537 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 Sait 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 Sait?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Sait appears almost entirely male. Of the 179 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Sait?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sait is White at 55.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (31.8%) and Black (9.7%). 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 Sait most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Sait in the 2020 Census, accounting for 55.1% (97 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 Sait in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sait a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sait in the SSA data are male. 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 Sait still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sait 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 Sait 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 common is the name Sait?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Sait at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.