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Usayd

oo-SAYD /uˈseɪd/ Arabic

At a glance

In short
Usayd is a strong and unique Arabic name for boys, meaning "master" or "chief." It conveys leadership, strength, and authority.
U.S. rank 2025
#7,194 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
11 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#7,194 in 2025
First recorded
2003

Meaning of Usayd

The name Usayd is a strong and unique name for boys. It has its origins in Arabic and is pronounced as oo-SAYD (/uˈseɪd/). This name has a rich history, deriving from the Arabic word "sayyid," which means "master" or "chief." The name Usayd carries connotations of leadership, strength, and authority. Though not very common, Usayd is steadily gaining popularity among parents who are seeking an uncommon yet meaningful name for their sons. In the United States, there were 6 occurrences of the name Usayd in 2003, ranking it at number 9579 in terms of popularity.

How to pronounce Usayd

Arabic

Popularity of Usayd in the U.S.

Usayd was the #7,194 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 11 babies. It first appears in the records in 2003.

Bar and line chart: Usayd in the U.S., 2003–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 11 in 2024 and 11 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #7,194 in 2025.
  • Boys named Usayd (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 2003–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 2003⁠–⁠2025 4 rows
Usayd: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025117,194▲ 63
2024117,257▲ 3,564
2023610,821back (not recorded in 2004–2022)
200369,581new

Notable people named Usayd

  • Usayd al-Adani was a senior leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.