Safa
Safa was the 1007th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 249 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 942 places. More babies were named Safa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,007 girls, up 719 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 249girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025249 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,945babies recorded
Safa popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 2023.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,007 | 249 |
| 2020 | #1,726 | 117 |
| 2010 | #2,687 | 67 |
| 2000 | #2,971 | 48 |
| 1990 | #5,486 | 17 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Safa, counting every spelling?
Safa is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #903 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,007 for Safa on its own. Together these spellings went to 279 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safa | 249 | #1,007 | 867 |
| Safaa | 25 | #5,206 | 109 |
| Safah | 5 | #16,822 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Safa?
249 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Safa (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Safa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 34 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Safa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Safa?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Safa are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 20. That makes Safa a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Safa by state
How common Safa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (11.4×), Virginia (2.6×), New York (2.4×), Illinois (2.0×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Safa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Safa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Safa
How popular is the name Safa?
Safa was the 1007th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 249 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 942 places. More babies were named Safa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Safa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Safa in the US.
Where is Safa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Safa was most common in Minnesota (1.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and New York.