Sadaf
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sa-DAF
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,553 for girls
Sadaf is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “seashell, mother-of-pearl”. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 5,553rd for girls in the US (22 babies).
What does Sadaf mean?
Arabic: Arabic word also used in Persian and Urdu
“seashell, mother-of-pearl”
Is Sadaf a girl's or a boy's name?
Sadaf is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 22 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sadaf in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,675th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 61% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Sadaf, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 21 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sadaf in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Sadaf in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,323 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,559 |
| 2012 | 15 | #2,005 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,757 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,874 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,493 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,350 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 15 | #1,309 |
How popular is Sadaf in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,553rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 22 about 1 in 73,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 22 girls in the US were named Sadaf, making it the 5,553rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Sadaf in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sadaf in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #5,553 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4,890 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 22 | #4,518 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Names like Sadaf
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Zainab, Summer, Aaliyah, Sumayyah, Safaa, Safiya, Hiba, Rahaf, Hafsa, Ayah, Farah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sadaf: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sadaf, updated 20 October 2026.