Fun Facts About the Name Saifullah
- 124 babies named Saifullah: U.S. records list 124 babies given the name Saifullah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Saifullah Mean?
Saifullah is an Arabic name meaning "sword of God." It joins sayf (سيف), "sword," with Allāh (الله), "God," reflecting the Arabic phrase sayf Allāh. The spelling Saifullah is a common transliteration in which the two elements are written as one name. Its literal sense is the same as its customary meaning; it is not a symbolic reinterpretation of an unrelated word.
Saifullah Name History & Origins
The name follows an Arabic theophoric pattern in which a noun is joined to Allāh. In Islamic tradition, the title Saifullah - often in the fuller form Sayf Allāh al-Maslul, "the drawn sword of God" - is associated with Khalid ibn al-Walid, an early Muslim military commander. That association is a traditional honorific, not evidence of the name's earliest use as a personal name.
Saifullah is also used as a male given name in Arabic-speaking societies and in other Muslim communities, including South Asia, where the Arabic compound was adopted into local naming practice. Its written form in languages such as Persian and Urdu reflects local pronunciation and spelling conventions, while the underlying Arabic elements remain recognizable.
How Popular is the Name Saifullah?
Saifullah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #6,384 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,384 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #9,680 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,150 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #7,170 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #13,677 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #13,769 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #9,529 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #11,837 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #10,517 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #9,705 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #9,701 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #12,085 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #12,994 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #11,093 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #10,419 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #11,807 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #10,254 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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