Safia
Safia was the 2403rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 75 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 481 places. More babies were named Safia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,403 girls, up 984 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 75girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202575 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,616babies recorded
Safia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,403 | 75 |
| 2020 | #3,387 | 46 |
| 2010 | #2,933 | 59 |
| 2000 | #4,270 | 29 |
| 1990 | #9,957 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Safia, counting every spelling?
Safia is the most common spelling of a name family that had 75 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 75 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safia | 75 | #2,403 | 308 |
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 Safia?
75 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Safia (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Safia 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 112 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Safia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Safia?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Safia are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 24. That makes Safia mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Safia by state
How common Safia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.6×), Illinois (3.0×). In 41 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
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Questions about the name Safia
How popular is the name Safia?
Safia was the 2403rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 75 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 481 places. More babies were named Safia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Safia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Safia in the US.
Where is Safia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Safia was most common in New York (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Ohio.