Sifa comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Praise or to give praise..
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How popular is Sifa?
2023peak year
Today, Sifa is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #12685), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2023, 12 babies were given the name (ranked #8898 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Sifa has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 75 babies have been registered as Sifa since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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