Sayf
Boy · SAYF · Arabic
Sayf is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “sword”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Sayf mean?
Arabic: from Arabic sayf
“sword”
The early Muslim general Khalid ibn al-Walid was given the title Sayf Allah, 'the Sword of God'.
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Is Sayf a girl's or a boy's name?
Sayf is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sayf in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 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, 7 boys in the UK were named Sayf, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2021, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sayf in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 71 boys in the UK were given Sayf or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #548, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Sayf in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 2 | #6,340 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Sayf in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 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, 11 boys in the US were named Sayf, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Sayf in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 172 boys in the US were given Sayf or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,076, up from #7,190 for this spelling alone.
Sayf in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
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