Safi
Safi is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Safi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Safi is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Safi
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Safi as a girl name dates back to 2012, when 6 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Safi — #6,915 in the national rankings. About 70% of every Safi on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Safi ranks #6,962 for girls with 16 births, rising sharply (+75% over the past five years). All told, over 118 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Safi as a boy name dates back to 2000, when 9 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Safi — #5,979 in the national rankings. About 37% of every Safi on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Safi ranks #6,954 for boys with 11 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). All told, over 205 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Safi
Safi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 205 births in the dataset. Safi's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,979. Use the chart and map above to compare Safi'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.