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Master or lord (Arabic word-name route)
The English entry explicitly identifies Sayyid as a male given name and links Arabic sayyid with master, lord and nobleman senses. These lexical senses do not describe a child’s character or establish authority. The separate honorific sense is not evidence of a bearer’s lineage or religion.
Arabic word-name route
The source explicitly records an Arabic borrowing used as an English given name. This linguistic route does not assign nationality, faith, ancestry, or parental intention.
Not yet published for this spelling.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 9 | 2440 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 14 | 6143 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
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The English proper-name entry explicitly labels Sayyid a male given name. No English pronunciation is supplied, so Arabic word IPA is not transferred. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The English entry explicitly identifies Sayyid as a male given name and links Arabic sayyid with master, lord and nobleman senses. These lexical senses do not describe a child’s character or establish authority. The separate honorific sense is not evidence of a bearer’s lineage or religion. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The source explicitly records an Arabic borrowing used as an English given name. This linguistic route does not assign nationality, faith, ancestry, or parental intention. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The English Sayyid entry explicitly lists Syed among alternative forms, corroborating the existing Syed-to-Sayyid relationship. Birth counts remain spelling-specific. Other listed forms may also have distinct histories and are not automatically merged. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
