Safiyah
Safiya is an Arab name, meaning "pure." Alternative transliterations include Saffiyah, Safiyyah, Safie, Safia, Safija, Safya, Safiyah, Safeia, etc.
Meaning & Origin of Safiyah
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 Safiyah
Safiyah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1985, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 47 Safiyahs were born — ranking #3,380 that year. As of 2026, Safiyah ranks #3,845 for baby girls with 39 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). In total, more than 847 Safiyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Safiyah
Safiyah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 847 births in the dataset. Safiyah's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,380. Use the chart and map above to compare Safiyah'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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