Saïf

Meaning and origin of Saïf

Popularity of Saïf in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Saïf has been rising (+5.7% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Saïf every 46 schools, all spellings combined.

Saïf in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  527^th boys’ name65 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,615+13% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  710^th boys’ name147 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,621+2.8% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  718^th boys’ name8 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,492

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  875^th boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 11,971

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,401^st boys’ name396 babies in 3 years1 boy in 12,984+7.6% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Saïf and Saif are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Saif65
• Sayf65

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Saïf

• Suhayl
• Safir
• Sinan
• Semih
• Salih
• Sahil
• Souhayb
• Sidi
• Shady
• Salmane
• Suhayb
• Sajed

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin