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Saafir

100% boys · last recorded 2024

Saafir has been given to about 150 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 147
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Saafir per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time150

How popular is Saafir?

Its best year was 2016, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 6656th. The typical living American called Saafir is about 12 years old today.

Names that sound like Saafir

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Samir0.77
  2. Zahir0.74
  3. Zamir0.74
  4. Amir0.63
  5. Nasir0.63
  6. Yahir0.63
  7. Jamir0.63
  8. Jair0.63

Middle names for Saafir

Ranked by flow score
  1. Saafir Paul0.77
  2. Saafir John0.77
  3. Saafir Lee0.77
  4. Saafir Dean0.76
  5. Saafir Blake0.76
  6. Saafir Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Saafir

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Neriahsister · 0.76
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.76
  3. Bodebrother · 0.76
  4. Yousefbrother · 0.76
  5. Ayaneither · 0.76
  6. Malayasister · 0.75

Where Saafir is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Saafir Anderson0.77
    2. Saafir Nguyen0.72
    3. Saafir Moore0.72
    4. Saafir Lee0.72
    5. Saafir Hall0.72
    6. Saafir Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Saafir

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.