US rank #4925 Girls' name Peak 2024 640 births

Sadaf — #4925 US girls' name

640 babies named Sadaf in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s1321990s1702000s1262010s962020s88
#4925
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Sadaf was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

27 babies were named Sadaf in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sadaf

The Social Security Administration has registered 640 babies named Sadaf between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sadaf currently holds the #4925 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sadaf performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sadaf shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 123 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Sadaf in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sadaf in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 640 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sadaf at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

640

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2024

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,925

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sadaf popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
27
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
051015202530 20242017201020031996198919821976 5

Sadaf by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
170 births that decade — 27% of Sadaf's all-time total
1970s281980s1321990s1702000s1262010s962020s88

Sadaf by state

Where Sadaf concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Sadaf
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
123 19.2%
#2 New York
6 0.9%
#3 Virginia
6 0.9%
#4 Illinois
5 0.8%
#5 Texas
5 0.8%
California share of Sadaf's total US births 19.2%
Even split

123 of 640 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sadaf?
640 babies have been named Sadaf since 1976. It currently ranks #4925 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 27 births.
When was Sadaf most popular?
Sadaf was most popular in the 1990s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Sadaf most popular?
The top states for the name Sadaf are California (123 births), New York (6 births), Virginia (6 births).
How long has the name Sadaf been used?
Sadaf has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sadaf?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sadie, Sade, Sadye, Sadia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.