UK girl's name
Saifa
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Saifa is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Saifa popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4056, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 5 births.
This profile covers 30 England and Wales registrations across 8 recorded years from 2002 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 30 living people in the UK are called Saifa. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Saifa ranked #4056 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2008, when 5 girls were registered as Saifa.
- • About 30 living people in the UK are estimated to have Saifa as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4056
2023
Births in 2023
5
Latest year
Peak year
2008
5 births
Estimated living
30
2026
Popularity
Saifa over time
The chart below shows babies named Saifa registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2002 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Saifa, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2023, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Saifa by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Saifa was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4863 | 8 | 2 |
| 2010s | #5730 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #4050 | 19 | 5 |
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- Summer 24,167
- Sara 14,205
- Skye 13,654
- Samantha 12,697
- Stephanie 9,309
FAQ
Saifa: questions and answers
How popular is the name Saifa in the UK right now?
In 2023, Saifa was ranked #4056 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Saifa most popular?
The peak year on record was 2008, with 5 babies registered as Saifa in England and Wales.
How many people are called Saifa in the UK?
A total of 30 babies have been registered as Saifa across the 8 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.