Saudia

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Saudia by the numbers

Saudia was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 16 babies in 1991, making it a 1990s name.

What we can tell you about Saudia

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Sadiafortunate; happy8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Saadiafortunate lucky prosperous11 in the US (2017)
  • Saudadark-skinned, swarthy3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sadieprincess; from Sarah3,695 in the US (2017)
  • Sandradefender of mankind; short form of Alexandra299 in the US (2017)
  • Samialofty; elevated117 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Saudia

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

  • Saeedafortunate, happy, prosperous3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Saudia

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