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Said

Boy's name · #1596 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Said reached its best rank, #1131, in 2010 and ranked #1596 in 2025. Roughly 3,200 boys have been named Said since 1961.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#157 in Ecuador (2025) · #192 in Mexico (2024) · #353 in Austria (2025) · #474 in Norway (2025) · #559 in Sweden (2025) · #825 in France (2025) · #848 in Belgium (2025) · #969 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,159 in Italy (2024) · #1,944 in Canada (2025) · #2,133 in England & Wales (2025) · #841 in Netherlands (2023) and 5 more.

Famous Saids

• Said Nursî — Kurdish scholar of Islam (1877–1960)
• Saïd Taghmaoui — French actor (born 1973)
• Said bin Taimur Al Said — Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 1932 to 1970 (1910–1972)
• Saïd Aouita — Moroccan track and field athlete (born 1959)
• Saïd Benrahma — Algerian footballer (born 1995)

In stories & tradition

• Saïd^ca — Literary character in "Sea & Sky" by Àngel Guimerà

What Saids become

Among 681 notable people named Said:

Political leaders appear 1.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize from 1998 to 2008 (born 1944).

Similar names: Zaid · Khaled · Zain · Adnan · Zade · Saif

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