Safiyah
Safiyah was the 4648th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 3418th with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 184 places. More babies were named Safiyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,648 girls, up 212 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202347 babies
- Total since 1880
- 799babies recorded
Safiyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,648 | 30 |
| 2020 | #4,860 | 27 |
| 2010 | #6,149 | 22 |
| 2000 | #7,505 | 14 |
| 1990 | #9,073 | 9 |
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How popular is Safiyah, counting every spelling?
Safiyah is a spelling of Safiya, a name family that ranked #938 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,648 for Safiyah 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 Safiyah?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Safiyah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Safiyah 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 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Safiyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Safiyah?
About 800 people born in the US named Safiyah are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 22. That makes Safiyah 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.
Safiyah by state
How common Safiyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.1×). In 47 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 Safiyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Safiyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Safiyah
How popular is the name Safiyah?
Safiyah was the 4648th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 3418th with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 184 places. More babies were named Safiyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Safiyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Safiyah in the US.
Where is Safiyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Safiyah was most common in New York (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and California.