Safiyya
Safiyya bint Huyayy was the tenth wife of Muhammad. Born in Yathrib to the Banu Nadir, one of the Jewish tribes of Arabia, Safiyya's father Huyayy ibn Akhtab and husband Kinana ibn al-Rabi were killed at the Battle of Khaybar in 628, after which she was taken captive by the early Muslims and subsequently married to Muhammad.
Meaning & Origin of Safiyya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Safiyya bint Huyayy was the tenth wife of Muhammad. Born in Yathrib to the Banu Nadir, one of the Jewish tribes of Arabia, Safiyya's father Huyayy ibn Akhtab and husband Kinana ibn al-Rabi were killed at the Battle of Khaybar in 628, after which she was taken captive by the early Muslims and subsequently married to Muhammad.
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The Story of Safiyya
Safiyya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 18 Safiyyas were born — ranking #6,412 that year. As of 2026, Safiyya ranks #6,689 for baby girls with 17 births, rising sharply (+36% over the past five years). In total, more than 230 Safiyyas 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 Safiyya
Safiyya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 230 births in the dataset. Safiyya's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #6,369. Use the chart and map above to compare Safiyya'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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