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Sayf

100% boys · 11 born in 2025

Sayf has been given to about 151 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 148
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sayf per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 12
  • Born in 202511
  • All time151
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Sayf?

Its best year was 2016, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 7071st. The typical living American called Sayf is about 8 years old today.

Names that sound like Sayf

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zayn0.66
  2. Zayd0.66
  3. Sam0.53
  4. Zain0.54
  5. Zaid0.54
  6. Shay0.53
  7. Sammy0.51
  8. Zayne0.48

Middle names for Sayf

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sayf Thomas0.74
  2. Sayf Cole0.73
  3. Sayf Miles0.73
  4. Sayf Wilder0.72
  5. Sayf James0.71
  6. Sayf John0.55

Sibling names for Sayf

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.81
  2. Hazielbrother · 0.81
  3. Maisysister · 0.81
  4. Emilianasister · 0.81
  5. Jahmirbrother · 0.81
  6. Alarasister · 0.80

Where Sayf is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sayf Evans0.73
    2. Sayf Edwards0.73
    3. Sayf Anderson0.70
    4. Sayf Allen0.70
    5. Sayf Adams0.70
    6. Sayf Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sayf

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.