NameTides

Saif

Saif was the #1,315 boys' name in the US in 2025 (147 babies), and #658 in England & Wales and #699 in Canada.

Saif as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Saif as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Saif as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,315 (147)#658 (55)#560 (5)#509 (6)#699 (39)
2024#1,355 (140)#729 (48)——#586 (46)
2023#1,591 (109)#754 (44)#728 (3)—#911 (26)
2022#1,642 (105)#758 (43)#590 (4)—#989 (23)
2021#1,853 (83)#738 (46)——#1,076 (21)
2020#1,833 (81)#668 (51)——#1,038 (21)
2019#1,642 (99)#813 (38)#701 (3)—#995 (22)
2018#1,584 (105)#675 (51)——#1,093 (19)
2017#1,644 (96)#684 (51)#733 (3)—#1,038 (21)
2016#1,811 (83)#833 (38)——#938 (24)
2015#1,546 (105)#719 (46)——#873 (26)
2014#1,691 (90)#643 (53)——#1,152 (17)
2013#1,942 (71)#514 (72)#687 (3)—#1,252 (15)
2012#1,775 (84)#649 (53)#669 (3)—#750 (31)
2011#2,284 (56)#479 (77)—#730 (3)#926 (23)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,315.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1978.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,000uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Saif is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,600 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,600 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Saif by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #677ILMichigan: #768MINew York: #692NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,111OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #707NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,197CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #727VAMaryland: #809MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,294TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Saif (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#41231

Saif (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SaifCanadaBoys#69939
SaifEngland & WalesBoys#65855
SaifIrelandBoys#5096
SaifNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
SaifScotlandBoys#5605
SaifUSBoys#1,315147