Boys' name · since 1978
Saif
Saif has 2,526 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,851 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,318 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,526
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,526 babies have been named Saif since 1978, making it today's #1318 boys' name.
Saif has 2,526 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1318 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #2,851 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,318 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,526 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saif ranks #2,851 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,318 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,526 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,851 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,318 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,526
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saif's 2,526 recorded births place it above 93.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Saif compares
2,526 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Saif's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saif | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,526 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 147 | 34 | 22,252 |
Saif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saif's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 147, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 147
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Saif by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (858 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Saif's strongest decade.
858 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Saif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 74
1980s
74 births
- 1990s 310
1990s
310 births
- 2000s
2000s
612 births
- 2010s
2010s
858 births
- 2020s
2020s
665 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 858 births (34% of all-time use).
How Saif compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Saif's total volume
Saif by state
Where Saif concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 404 | 16.0% |
| #2 | California | | 252 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 252 | 10.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 127 | 5.0% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 98 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 92 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 81 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 47 | 1.9% |
404 of 2,526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Saif appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Saif's data
- Saif's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (858 total births) through the 2020s (665) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Saifs (404 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Saif: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Saif 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.