Safana
Safana is a Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is located in the town of Safana in the east of the area at12°24′30″N 7°24′25″E. The western border of the area is shared with Zamfara State. It has an area of 282 km2 and a population of 183,779 at the 2006 census.
Meaning & Origin of Safana
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Safana is a Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is located in the town of Safana in the east of the area at12°24′30″N 7°24′25″E. The western border of the area is shared with Zamfara State. It has an area of 282 km2 and a population of 183,779 at the 2006 census.
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The Story of Safana
Safana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2016, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 5 Safanas were born — ranking #16,210 that year. As of 2026, Safana ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Safanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Safana
Safana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Safana's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #16,210. Use the chart and map above to compare Safana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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