Gender
Origin
- African
- friend; pure
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Safia
Pronunciation
s(a)-fia
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #2387, 75 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 |
| 2024 | 53 |
| 2023 | 65 |
| 2022 | 61 |
| 2021 | 54 |
| 2020 | 46 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2018 | 50 |
| 2017 | 47 |
| 2016 | 55 |
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
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #529, 80 births); most recent 2025 (rank #922, 38 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2023 | 43 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2020 | 34 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2017 | 47 |
| 2016 | 49 |
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
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #286, 227 births); most recent 2023 (rank #372, 154 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 154 |
| 2022 | 172 |
| 2021 | 180 |
| 2020 | 169 |
| 2019 | 191 |
| 2018 | 198 |
| 2017 | 167 |
| 2016 | 194 |
| 2015 | 206 |
| 2014 | 184 |
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 2012 (rank #678, 5 births); most recent 2021 (rank #850, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 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 2006 (rank #537, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #790, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
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