UK boy's name
Saiful
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2014. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Saiful is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Saiful popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2014 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4632, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2000, with 6 births.
This profile covers 58 England and Wales registrations across 14 recorded years from 1996 to 2014. 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 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 57 living people in the UK are called Saiful. 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 2015 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Saiful ranked #4632 for boys in England and Wales in 2014, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2000, when 6 boys were registered as Saiful.
- • About 57 living people in the UK are estimated to have Saiful as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4632
2014
Births in 2014
3
Latest year
Peak year
2000
6 births
Estimated living
57
2026
Popularity
Saiful over time
The chart below shows babies named Saiful registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2014. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Saiful, the clearest high point is 2000. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2014, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Saiful by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Saiful 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4695 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000s | #2974 | 37 | 8 |
| 1990s | #2460 | 12 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Saiful
- Samuel 108,505
- Sebastian 33,008
- Sam 20,889
- Stanley 16,354
- Sonny 15,028
- Sean 15,006
- Scott 12,587
- Seth 9,841
- Syed 9,050
- Stephen 8,884
- Spencer 8,333
- Steven 6,970
FAQ
Saiful: questions and answers
How popular is the name Saiful in the UK right now?
In 2014, Saiful was ranked #4632 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Saiful most popular?
The peak year on record was 2000, with 6 babies registered as Saiful in England and Wales.
How many people are called Saiful in the UK?
A total of 58 babies have been registered as Saiful across the 14 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.