Sauda
Girl name · African · Arabic · Swahili
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #7,567 in 1977
0 babies were named Sauda in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1976–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistorySauda first shows up in US birth records in 1976, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 49 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1977, when it reached #7,567.
About the name Sauda
Sauda is a girl name of African, Arabic and Swahili origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-uda”. US birth records list Sauda for girls from 1976 to 2016, in 4 of those 41 years. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked #7,567 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2016, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:African namesArabic namesSwahili names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0 | 500,000 girls |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 3,571,429 girls |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 2,500,000 girls |
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Questions about the name Sauda
What is the origin of the name Sauda?
Sauda has African, Arabic, Swahili roots in our records. Other African names include Layla, Aisha, Amber.
Is Sauda a boy or girl name?
Sauda is a girl name.
How popular is the name Sauda?
Sauda is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2016. It peaked at #7,567 in 1977.