Gender
Origin
- African
- pure
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Safiya
Pronunciation
s(a)-fi-ya
More about the name
Safiya (Arabic: صفية, romanized: Ṣafiyya) is an Arab name, meaning "pure."
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Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #1326, 168 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 168 |
| 2024 | 162 |
| 2023 | 156 |
| 2022 | 147 |
| 2021 | 152 |
| 2020 | 103 |
| 2019 | 105 |
| 2018 | 85 |
| 2017 | 94 |
| 2016 | 88 |
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 2011 (rank #444, 96 births); most recent 2025 (rank #455, 88 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 88 |
| 2024 | 84 |
| 2023 | 86 |
| 2022 | 73 |
| 2021 | 60 |
| 2020 | 68 |
| 2019 | 60 |
| 2018 | 85 |
| 2017 | 82 |
| 2016 | 72 |
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 2020 (rank #197, 333 births); most recent 2023 (rank #222, 281 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 281 |
| 2022 | 281 |
| 2021 | 305 |
| 2020 | 333 |
| 2019 | 300 |
| 2018 | 314 |
| 2017 | 303 |
| 2016 | 283 |
| 2015 | 256 |
| 2014 | 246 |
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 2024 (rank #714, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 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 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 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
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #383, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence