Girls' name · since 1976
Sadaf
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 662 babies named Sadaf, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,614 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 662
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sadaf currently ranks #5614 among girls' names in America, with 662 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sadaf has been recorded 662 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #5614 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #9,889 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,614 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 662 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sadaf ranks #9,889 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,614 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 662 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,614 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 662
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sadaf's 662 recorded births place it above 86.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sadaf compares
662 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sadaf's all-time total is 76% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sadaf | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 662 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sadaf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sadaf's full recorded timeline at 2001, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sadaf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Sadaf by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (170 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Sadaf's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sadaf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
132 births
- 1990s
1990s
170 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 170 births (26% of all-time use).
How Sadaf compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sadaf's total volume
Sadaf by state
Where Sadaf concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 123 | 18.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
123 of 662 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Sadaf's data
- Sadaf's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (170 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sadafs (123 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sadaf: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Sadaf 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.