Said

“Happy, joyous, fortunate” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1585 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Said has appeared in US records since 1961 — best rank #1127 (2010) · 3,166 babies named Said all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,400 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 3,300 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 4,400 boys in Belgium (2025).

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

Famous Saids

Said Nursî — Turkish Sunni Muslim theologian of Kurdish origin (1876-1960)
Said bin Taimur Al Said — Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1910-1972)
Said Musa — 3rd Prime Minister of Belize from 1998 to 2008
Said Halim Pasha — Ottoman grand vizier (1865–1921)
Said bin Sultan Al Busaidi — Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1791–1856)

Among 490 notable people named Said:

Political leaders appear 2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Said Musa, 3rd Prime Minister of Belize from 1998 to 2008.

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