boy's name
Sayyid
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 231
Sayyid is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Sayyid is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Sayyid over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 43 |
| 2000s | 51 |
| 2010s | 41 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 31 |
How popular is Sayyid?
In 2025, Sayyid was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Sayyid is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Sayyid
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sayyid also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sayyid over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sayyid in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Sayid
Sibling names for Sayyid
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sayyid — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sayyid
How popular is the name Sayyid?
In 2025, Sayyid was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Sayyid a girl's or a boy's name?
Sayyid is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Sayyid?
Sayyid has 2 syllables.
When was Sayyid most popular?
Sayyid peaked in 2025, when 14 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Sayyid a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sayyid currently ranks #2,473 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.