Safiya
Safiya was the 1333rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 168 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,309 places. More babies were named Safiya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,333 girls, up 547 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 168girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025168 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,831babies recorded
Safiya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,333 | 168 |
| 2020 | #1,880 | 103 |
| 2010 | #2,512 | 74 |
| 2000 | #3,581 | 37 |
| 1990 | #4,347 | 23 |
| 1980 | #3,818 | 21 |
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How popular is Safiya, counting every spelling?
Safiya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #938 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,333 for Safiya on its own. Together these spellings went to 262 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safiya | 168 | #1,333 | 786 |
| Safiyah | 30 | #4,648 | 192 |
| Safiyyah | 36 | #4,052 | 129 |
| Safiyya | 15 | #7,436 | 77 |
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 Safiya?
168 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Safiya (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Safiya 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 50 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Safiya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Safiya?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Safiya are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 5 and 24. That makes Safiya 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.
Safiya by state
How common Safiya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.7×), Pennsylvania (2.8×), Illinois (2.6×), Ohio (1.9×). In 36 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 Safiya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Safiya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Safiya
How popular is the name Safiya?
Safiya was the 1333rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 168 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,309 places. More babies were named Safiya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Safiya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Safiya in the US.
Where is Safiya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Safiya was most common in New York (0.46 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois.