Boys' name · since 2006

Saifan

Saifan has 298 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#10,637 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,063 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
298
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade

298 babies have been named Saifan since 2006, making it today's #6063 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Saifan recorded 298 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #6063 nationally today, ahead of 56% of boys, 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 2006 to 2025.

  • #10,637 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,063 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 298 born since 2006
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saifan ranks #10,637 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,063 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 298 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.

#10,637 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,063 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
298
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%56.4%
Saifan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Saifan's 298 recorded births place it above 76.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Saifan compares

298 45th percentile among 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

Saifan's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Saifan Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 298 369 358,536
Peak-year births 33 34 22,252

Saifan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Saifan's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Saifan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
33
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
010203040 2006201120142017202020232025 15

Saifan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (199 births, 67% of the file).

2010s was Saifan's strongest decade.

199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Saifan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 199 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Saifan by state

Where Saifan concentrates geographically, total births since 2006

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Saifan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
103 34.6%
New York share of Saifan's total US births 34.6%

103 of 298 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saifan?
Saifan has been given to 298 babies in the U.S. since 2006, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #10,637 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #6,063 of 13,930. 33 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Saifan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saifan ranks #10,637 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,063 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Saifan most popular?
Saifan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 199 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Saifan most popular?
The top states for the name Saifan are New York (103 births).
How long has the name Saifan been used?
Records for Saifan go back to 2006, giving 20 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Saifan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saint, Said, Saif, Sai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Saifan's data

  • Saifan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (199 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Saifans (103 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.

Keep exploring Saifan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Saifan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2006–2025 (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 Saifan 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.