Boys' name · since 1999
Saafir
150 babies named Saafir in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,765 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 150
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saafir is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 150 have been recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Saafir recorded 150 times among boys since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2024.
- #14,765 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 150 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saafir ranks #14,765 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,765 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 150
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saafir's 150 recorded births place it above 67.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Saafir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saafir's full recorded timeline at 2013, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saafir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Saafir by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (85 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Saafir's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Saafir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 85 births (57% of all-time use).
Saafir by state
Where Saafir concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 15.3% |
23 of 150 births nationwide.
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What to do with Saafir's data
- Saafir's decade-level peak was the 2010s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Saafirs (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Saafir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Saafir draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.