Total births
48
Girls' name · since 2008
Sifan
48 babies named Sifan in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 48
- total births
- 2008–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
48 girls have been named Sifan since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sifan has 48 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2008 to 2022.
- 48 total births
- 2008–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
48 girls have been named Sifan since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.
- 48
- total births
- 2008–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Sifan was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
8 babies were named Sifan in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
Sifan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sifan splits its recorded history at 2018: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sifan at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Sifan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2022
- Peak year (2017)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Sifan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Sifan's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Sifan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sifan? ▼
Since 2008, Social Security records show 48 babies named Sifan. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 8 births.
When was Sifan most popular? ▼
Sifan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Sifan been used? ▼
Sifan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 15 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Sifan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sifa, Sifat, Sif, Sifra. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sifan's data
- Sifan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2008–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sifan: Baby Name Since 2008 - 48 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sifan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sifan 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 June 2026.