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Safiyyah

Girl

Meaning of Safiyyah: Arabic: 'pure'

Safiyyah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3882nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 463rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3882

36 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#463

89 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

768

First recorded 1976 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 23 babies1982: 16 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 12 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 22 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 10 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 22 babies2007: 11 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 21 babies2012: 15 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 19 babies2015: 27 babies2016: 22 babies2017: 18 babies2018: 34 babies2019: 15 babies2020: 30 babies20202021: 21 babies2022: 21 babies2023: 17 babies2024: 34 babies2025: 36 babies
US babies named Safiyyah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 36.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian girls' names

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