Safiyyah
Safiya is an Arab name, meaning "pure." Alternative transliterations include Saffiyah, Safiyyah, Safie, Safia, Safija, Safya, Safiyah, Safeia, etc.
Meaning & Origin of Safiyyah
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 Safiyyah
Safiyyah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1976, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 34 Safiyyahs were born — ranking #4,143 that year. As of 2026, Safiyyah ranks #4,821 for baby girls with 28 births, gradually rising (+8%). In total, more than 787 Safiyyahs 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 Safiyyah
Safiyyah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 787 births in the dataset. Safiyyah's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #3,532. Use the chart and map above to compare Safiyyah'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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