Given name & surname · also Indian
Sadaf
“resembling a pearl”·“resembling a seashell”
Sadaf is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “resembling a pearl” and “resembling a seashell”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “resembling a pearl” and “resembling a seashell”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sadaf through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 662
- 0 boys · 662 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,680 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +51%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,680 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 50.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,134 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sadaf’s family of names
Sadaf has a related form in Sadafa. Sadaf has a related form in Sadafah. Sadaf has a related form in Sadafe.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Sadaf
- Sadaf TaherianIranian actress and modelborn 1988
- Sadaf KhademIranian boxerborn 1995
- Sadaf SiddiquiPakistani athletics competitor (born 1985)
- Sadaf AsgariIranian actressborn 1997
- Sadaf RahimiAfghan boxerborn 1993
- Sadaf Jaffermember of the New Jersey General Assemblyborn 1983
- Sadaf ForoughiIranian film directorborn 1976
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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