Saifullah
Boy · sayf-ul-LAH · Arabic
Saifullah is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “sword of God”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Saifullah mean?
Arabic
“sword of God”
The title Sayf Allah, Sword of God, was given to the early Muslim general Khalid ibn al-Walid.
- Say it
- sayf-ul-LAH
Is Saifullah a girl's or a boy's name?
Saifullah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Saifullah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Saifullah, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 20 boys.
Half of all the boys named Saifullah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Saifullah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Saifullah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Saifullah, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. It first appears in the records in 1996.
2025 had the most boys named Saifullah of any year since it first appeared, in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Saifullah in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saifullah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
Nicknames for Saifullah
- Saif 60 boys in the UK in 2025
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