Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Safa

Gender

Female

Origin

Arabic
Innocent

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #10812, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #1004, 249 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–249
2024–212
20236156
2022–128
2021–121
2020–117
2019–133
2018–122
2017–129
2016–102

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #3998, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5115, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #111, 425 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025–425
20243355
2023–271
20224206
2021–188
2020–235
2019–255
2018–246
2017–262
20164217

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #2204, 9 births); most recent 2012 (rank #4853, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #269, 241 births); most recent 2023 (rank #341, 172 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–172
2022–158
2021–141
2020–179
2019–186
2018–202
2017–232
2016–234
2015–241
2014–219

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #473, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20257
20243
20233
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
20186
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #260, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #272, 13 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202513
202414
20239
20225
20214
2020–
20198
20187
201710
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence