Safia
Safiya is an Arab name, meaning "pure." Alternative transliterations include Saffiyah, Safiyyah, Safie, Safia, Safija, Safya, Safiyah, Safeia, etc.
Meaning & Origin of Safia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Safiya is an Arab name, meaning "pure." Alternative transliterations include Saffiyah, Safiyyah, Safie, Safia, Safija, Safya, Safiyah, Safeia, etc.
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The Story of Safia
Safia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 65 Safias were born — ranking #2,674 that year. As of 2026, Safia ranks #2,788 for baby girls with 61 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Safias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Safia
Safia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Safia's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,674. Use the chart and map above to compare Safia'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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