Sauda

A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning dark-skinned, swarthy.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies

Sauda by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Sauda.

Its American peak was 7 babies in 1977, making it a 1970s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sauda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Saidafortunate or happy one25 in the US (2017)
  • Sadafortunate; happy6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sajdaprostration; bowing in prayer3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Saydahappy, fortunate; a form of Saida6 in the US (2017)
  • Sawdadark or black; feminine form5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Saudia5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Sauda

Names that are said the same way as Sauda, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Sawdahdark or swarthy9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sadaa5 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean darkness

Like Sauda, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
  • Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
  • Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
  • Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
  • Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
  • Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Sauda

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