Boy’s name · Arabic

Usayd

How to say it: oo-SAYD · /uˈsajd/

From Arabic diminutive of Asad meaning 'little lion' - historic name of early companions of the Prophet.

Usayd was the 6,637th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 11 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 3.2-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #6,208 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#6,637for boys in 2025
1 in 301,394US babies
11born in 2025
#6,208projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Usayd
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#6,637
Babies born in 202511
Share of births1 in 301,394
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×3.2
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#6,208
In France, 2025#128 among boys’ names, 35 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Usayd is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 3 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Sayd
  • Uso

Other spellings

Honouring a Usayd in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Usayd is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #128 for boys in 2025.

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