Saif Boy
How popular is Saif?
#1,315 boy name in 2025
147 baby boys were named Saif in the US in 2025, making it the 1315th most popular boy name.
Saif popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,315 for boys (▲ 40 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 147 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,546 in 2015, #1,833 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (147 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,315 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1978 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Saif counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Saif family of names ranked #1,120 for boys in 2025 (#1,159 the year before), with 158 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Saif | 147 | 93% |
| Sayf | 11 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Saif is most popular
Babies named Saif per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.2 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (79 boys)
- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (35 boys)
Saif by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1980s | 74 | #3,197 |
| 1990s | 310 | #1,859 |
| 2000s | 612 | #1,714 |
| 2010s | 858 | #1,546 |
| 2020s | 665 | #1,315 |
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Questions
- Is Saif a boy or girl name?
- Saif is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Saif were boys.
- How popular is the name Saif?
- 147 baby boys were named Saif in the US in 2025, making it the 1315th most popular boy name.
- When was Saif most popular?
- Saif peaked in 2025, when 147 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,315 in 2025.
- How many people are named Saif?
- 2,526 babies have been named Saif in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,496 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Saif most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Saif was most common in Michigan, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.