Boys' name · since 2003
Sayf
Sayf has 151 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,714 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,493 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 151
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sayf is the #7493 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 151 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Sayf recorded 151 times among boys since 2003, holding rank #7493 nationally today, ahead of 46% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #14,714 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,493 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 151 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayf ranks #14,714 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,493 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 151 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,714 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,493 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 151
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sayf's 151 recorded births place it above 67.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Sayf compares
151 33rd 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
Sayf's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sayf | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 151 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sayf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sayf's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sayf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Sayf by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (65 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Sayf's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Sayf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 65 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sayf's data
- Sayf's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sayf: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2003–2025 (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 Sayf 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.