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Safia

Girl

Meaning of Safia: Arabic: 'pure' or 'sincere'

Safia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2310th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1262nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2310

75 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1262

26 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,616

First recorded 1975 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 13 babies1986: 19 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 19 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 20 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 14 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 33 babies1998: 29 babies1999: 27 babies2000: 29 babies20002001: 37 babies2002: 42 babies2003: 36 babies2004: 37 babies2005: 34 babies2006: 40 babies2007: 37 babies2008: 43 babies2009: 51 babies2010: 59 babies20102011: 56 babies2012: 58 babies2013: 61 babies2014: 57 babies2015: 61 babies2016: 55 babies2017: 47 babies2018: 50 babies2019: 47 babies2020: 46 babies20202021: 54 babies2022: 61 babies2023: 65 babies2024: 53 babies2025: 75 babies
US babies named Safia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 75.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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