Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Sadaf

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,680 Trend ↑ Rising 62%
Rank 2025
#5,680
among girls · ↓676 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
22
named Sadaf · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 73,058
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
27 babies
All-time total
662
#9,889 all-time among girls
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Sadaf popularity over time

662 babies have been named Sadaf since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 28 3 – #7,402
1980s 132 13 +371% #4,099
1990s 170 17 +29% #4,639
2000s 126 13 -26% #7,749
2010s 96 10 -24% #7,702
2020s (to 2025) 110 18 +91% #5,004

Where Sadaf is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 24 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.02 outside top 500
2028 28 0.02 outside top 500
2029 30 0.02 outside top 500
2030 32 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Sadaf

Sadaf is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,680 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 662 American babies have been named Sadaf. Its peak came in 2024, when 27 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sadaf stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sadaf?

The median living Sadaf is about 25 years old; half are between 10 and 35. An estimated 700 people named Sadaf are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sadaf year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 22 #5,680
2024 27 #5,004
2023 13 #8,414
2022 21 #5,947
2021 9 #11,004
2020 18 #6,595
2019 7 #13,564
2018 15 #7,702
2017 11 #9,818
2016 10 #10,711
2015 13 #8,860
2014 10 #10,799
2013 6 #16,179
2012 8 #13,236
2011 8 #13,140
2010 8 #13,230
2009 15 #8,379
2008 16 #8,041
2007 9 #12,469
2006 16 #7,784
2005 8 #12,785
2004 14 #8,152
2003 11 #9,566
2002 14 #7,749
2001 13 #8,094
2000 10 #9,738
1995 10 #8,611
1990 19 #5,013
1985 12 #5,965
1980 9 #7,259
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Famous people named Sadaf

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sadaf Taherian Sadaf Taherian Iranian actress and model b. 1988 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sadaf, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sadaf?

The median living Sadaf is about 25 years old. Half of all living Sadafs are between 10 and 35 years old.

How many people named Sadaf are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Sadaf are alive in the United States, based on 662 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sadaf in 2025?

Sadaf ranked #5,680 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sadaf?

662 babies have been named Sadaf in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sadaf most popular?

Sadaf peaked in 2024, when 27 newborns received the name.

Is Sadaf a boy or girl name?

Sadaf is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sadaf rising or falling?

Sadaf is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sadaf become more popular?

Sadaf is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Sadaf in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sadaf?

Well-known people named Sadaf include Sadaf Taherian (actor).

Names like Sadaf

Names that sound and feel close to Sadaf: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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