Saad is an Arabic name that means "good fortune" or "felicity". Saad ibn Abi Waqqas, one of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad, is its most famous early bearer, and the name remains common across the Arab world and South Asia. In the United States Saad stood at number 1960 in 2000, reached number 1595 in 2002 and ranks number 2353 among boys' names in 2025.