US rank #1354 Boys' name Peak 2024 2,377 births

Saif — #1354 US boys' name

2,377 babies named Saif in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s741990s3102000s6102010s8582020s518
#1354
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 90% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Saif was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

140 babies were named Saif in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saif

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,377 babies named Saif between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Saif currently holds the #1354 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 140 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saif performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 858 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Saif shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 383 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Saif in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saif 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 2,377 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.

Saif at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,377

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2024

140 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,354

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Saif popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
140
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Saif by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
858 births that decade — 36% of Saif's all-time total
1970s71980s741990s3102000s6102010s8582020s518

Saif by state

Where Saif concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Saif
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
383 16.1%
#2 Texas
237 10.0%
#3 California
236 9.9%
#4 Illinois
114 4.8%
#5 New Jersey
89 3.7%
#6 Florida
86 3.6%
#7 Michigan
72 3.0%
#8 Virginia
38 1.6%
New York share of Saif's total US births 16.1%
Even split

383 of 2,377 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Saif appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saif?
2,377 babies have been named Saif since 1978. It currently ranks #1354 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 140 births.
When was Saif most popular?
Saif was most popular in the 2010s decade with 858 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Saif most popular?
The top states for the name Saif are New York (383 births), Texas (237 births), California (236 births).
How long has the name Saif been used?
Saif has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Saif?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saint, Said, Sai, Saige, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1978–2024 (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.