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Safia

100% girls · 75 born in 2025

Safia has been given to about 1,616 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,602
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Safia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 75
  • Born in 202575
  • All time1,616
  • England & Wales, 2025#930 · 38

How popular is Safia?

Its best year was 2025, when 75 babies were given the name, ranking 2403rd. The typical living American called Safia is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Safia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sofia0.80
  2. Zaria0.81
  3. Sophia0.74
  4. Saniya0.76
  5. Samiya0.76
  6. Shania0.75
  7. Stacia0.75
  8. Maria0.70

Middle names for Safia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Safia Josephine0.84
  2. Safia Rose0.83
  3. Safia Louise0.83
  4. Safia June0.82
  5. Safia Pearl0.82
  6. Safia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Safia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keziahsister · 0.92
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.91
  3. Mustafabrother · 0.91
  4. Kyrenbrother · 0.91
  5. Andiesister · 0.91
  6. Elinasister · 0.90

Where Safia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.01%
  2. Ohio0.01%
  3. Virginia0.01%
  4. New York0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Safia White0.78
  2. Safia Reyes0.78
  3. Safia Nguyen0.78
  4. Safia Moore0.78
  5. Safia Lee0.78
  6. Safia Hill0.78

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 Safia

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Safia across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.