Saifullah
Saifullah, meaning sword of God, is a male Islamic given name. Originally it was an honorific award for military prowess. In modern times it may be used as a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Saifullah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saifullah, meaning sword of God, is a male Islamic given name. Originally it was an honorific award for military prowess. In modern times it may be used as a surname.
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The Story of Saifullah
Saifullah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 12 Saifullahs were born — ranking #6,823 that year. As of 2026, Saifullah ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, rising sharply (+67% over the past five years). In total, more than 110 Saifullahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Saifullah
Saifullah is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 110 births in the dataset. Saifullah's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #6,823. Use the chart and map above to compare Saifullah'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 .
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