Sayyid
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning master or lord or prince.
Sayyid by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Sayyid. In the US, 6 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
Names that come from Sayyid
Forms of Sayyid in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sayyid. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sayidmaster; lord; leader19 in the US (2017)
- Sayyedmaster; noble; a form of Sayed3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sayedmaster; lord43 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sajidprostrate, one who bows in prayer7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sahidwitness, martyr7 in the US (2017)
- Saajidone who prostrates in prayer6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Sayyid
Names that are said the same way as Sayyid, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Saiyadmaster, lord; a form of Seyyed3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Sayyid, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean a prince or princess
Like Sayyid, each of these has a prince or princess in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Sayyid
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