Saifa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SY-fa
- Origin
- Arabic
Saifa is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Saifa come from?
Arabic: probably feminine of Saif 'sword'
Is Saifa a girl's or a boy's name?
Saifa is a girls' name.
How popular is Saifa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 5 girls.
Saifa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
Names like Saifa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Saba, Hiba, Rahma, Faiza, Hafsa, Sumayyah, Safaa, Aaliyah, Safiya, Zaha, Huda
Names related to Saifa
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) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Saifa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saifa, updated 20 October 2026.