Given name
Saidah
“fortunate one; one who is happy”
Saidah is a variant of Saida. One Arabic interpretation is “fortunate one; one who is happy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Saidah is a variant of Saida. One Arabic interpretation is “fortunate one; one who is happy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Saidah is a variant of Saida. An origin associated with Saida is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saidah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 335
- 0 boys · 335 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,827 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,827 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 341 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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