Saiful
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SY-ful
- Origin
- Arabic
Saiful is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “sword of”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saiful mean?
Arabic: Saif 'sword' + al 'the', first element of names like Saiful Islam
“sword of”
First half of compound names such as Saiful Islam, 'sword of Islam', common among Bangladeshi Muslims.
Is Saiful a girl's or a boy's name?
Saiful is a boys' name.
How popular is Saiful in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Saiful in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Saiful in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Saiful
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Samir, Hamza, Fahad, Saeed, Suhaib, Habib, Faisal, Qasim, Umair, Haseeb, Hammad
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Saiful: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saiful, updated 20 October 2026.