Sadaf
Sadaf or Sadaffe is a feminine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Sadaf
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sadaf or Sadaffe is a feminine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Sadaf
The earliest SSA record of Sadaf as a baby girl name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Sadaf — #4,873 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Sadaf on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sadaf ranks #5,195 for baby girls with 25 births, rising sharply (+83% over the past five years). All told, over 689 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Sadaf most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Pakistan53%
- AF19%
- Bangladesh17%
- IR7%
- AE5%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Sadaf
Phonetically similar names — useful when Sadaf is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Cdiff
- Setoff
- Staf
- Stav
- Sadf
- Seeda
- Sayyaf
- Staaf
- Sdaf
- Suddeth
- Sendoff
- Stoff
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Sadaf
Sadaf is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 689 births in the dataset. Sadaf's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,983. Use the chart and map above to compare Sadaf's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.