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Saif

Boy's name · #1320 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Saif is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1978, it stood at #1320 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 2,500 boys have been named Saif along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#441 in Netherlands (2025) · #559 in Sweden (2025) · #567 in Ireland (2025) · #634 in Scotland (2025) · #665 in England & Wales (2025) · #789 in Belgium (2025) · #953 in Austria (2025) · #1,226 in France (2025) · #574 in Canada (2024).

Famous Saifs

• Saif Ali Khan — Indian film actor and producer
• Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi — Engineer and politician (1972–2026)
• Saif Saaeed Shaheen — Qatari-Kenyan long-distance runner
• Saif al-Arab Gaddafi — Son of Muammar Gaddafi, killed in a NATO airstrike in 2011
• Saif bin Sultan — Omani imam of the Yaruba dynasty, ruled 1692–1711

In stories & tradition

• Saif Salam — Karachi: The Musical (musical stage work)

What Saifs become

Among 103 notable people named Saif:

Sports figures appear 2.26× more often than among typical names — e.g. Saif Saaeed Shaheen, Qatari-Kenyan long-distance runner.

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