Safi
The Story of Safi
As a girl name
Safi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2012, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 16 Safis were born — ranking #6,915 that year. As of 2026, Safi ranks #6,962 for girls with 16 births, rising sharply (+75% over the past five years). In total, more than 118 Safis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Safi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2000, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 14 Safis were born — ranking #5,979 that year. As of 2026, Safi ranks #6,954 for boys with 11 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). In total, more than 205 Safis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through 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 .
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