ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1996 First Year 2024 Last Year 2022 Peak Year #6823 Peak Rank 110 Total Count 16 Years Active 🌍 ## 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. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saifullah) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saifullah) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Arabic * Urdu 📖 ## The Story of Saifullah The earliest SSA record of Saifullah as a baby boy name dates back to 1996, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Saifullah — #6,823 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Saifullah on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Saifullah last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 110 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Saifullah Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Saifullah. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Saiful * Sayfullah 🎶 ## Names that sound like Saifullah Phonetically similar names — useful when Saifullah is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Sala](/sala) * [Sola](/sola) * [Scylla](/scylla) * [Cella](/cella) * [Cilla](/cilla) * [Salah](/salah) * [Silla](/silla) * Scilla * [Sula](/sula) * [Selah](/selah) * [Sella](/sella) * [Sela](/sela) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Saifullah What does the name Saifullah mean? 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. What is the origin of the name Saifullah? Saifullah has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Arabic, Urdu. How popular is Saifullah in 2026? In 2026, Saifullah ranks #8,947 among boys' names in the U.S., with 8 babies given the name that year. When was Saifullah most popular? Saifullah reached its peak popularity in 2022, ranking #6,823 that year with 12 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Saifullah most popular? Saifullah has historically been most popular in New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Saifullah. Is Saifullah a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Saifullah is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Saifullah? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Saifullah include Famous, Makaveli, Hilal. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Saifullah? Common variants and related forms of Saifullah include Saiful, Sayfullah. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👦FamousPeak #6823](/famous)[👦MakaveliPeak #6823](/makaveli)[👦HilalPeak #6823](/hilal)[👦OsmaniPeak #6823](/osmani)[👦ElhadjiPeak #6823](/elhadji)[👦TyairPeak #6823](/tyair)[👦SeydinaPeak #6823](/seydina)[👦TashiPeak #6823](/tashi) ## 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. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2022 → ](/year/2022) * [ Names of the 2020s → ](/decade/2020s) * [ Names starting with "S" → ](/letter/s) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.