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Safiyah

Girl

Meaning of Safiyah: Arabic: 'pure'

Safiyah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4431st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 869th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4431

30 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#869

42 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

799

First recorded 1985 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 21 babies2002: 24 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 22 babies2007: 22 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 17 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 26 babies2012: 27 babies2013: 22 babies2014: 30 babies2015: 29 babies2016: 32 babies2017: 29 babies2018: 30 babies2019: 32 babies2020: 27 babies20202021: 45 babies2022: 37 babies2023: 47 babies2024: 33 babies2025: 30 babies
US babies named Safiyah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 47.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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