Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Safa

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,007 Trend ↑ Rising 72%
Rank 2025
#1,007
among girls · ↑132 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
249
named Safa · +17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,455
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
249 babies
All-time total
2,945
#3,641 all-time among girls
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Safa popularity over time

2,945 babies have been named Safa since 1978, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 8 – 8 1 – #7,480
1980s 71 – 71 7 +787% #6,241
1990s 243 – 243 24 +242% #3,626
2000s 627 – 627 63 +158% #2,137
2010s 1,006 – 1,006 101 +60% #1,605
2020s (to 2025) 984 6 990 165 +64% #1,007

Where Safa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 272 0.17 outside top 500
2027 294 0.18 outside top 500
2028 314 0.20 outside top 500
2029 331 0.21 outside top 500
2030 347 0.22 outside top 500

Where Safa is most popular

Girls named Safa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.107 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, Virginia, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Safa born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 132 1.22 +1045%
Virginia 47 0.276 +158%
New York 101 0.255 +139%
Illinois 50 0.218 +104%
Maryland 17 0.160 +50%
Michigan 29 0.159 +49%
Ohio 35 0.148 +38%
New Jersey 21 0.116 +9%
Texas 92 0.114 +7%
Washington 16 0.111 ≈ national
California 89 0.106 ≈ national
Georgia 18 0.079 -26%
Pennsylvania 18 0.076 -29%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -45%
Massachusetts 7 0.058 -46%
Florida 6 0.014 -87%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Safa

Safa is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,007 in 2025 with 249 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 2,945 American babies have been named Safa. Its peak came in 2025, when 249 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Safa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Safa?

The median living Safa is about 9 years old; half are between 3 and 19. An estimated 2,900 people named Safa are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Safa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 249 #1,007 – –
2024 213 #1,139 – –
2023 156 #1,438 6 #11,987
2022 128 #1,657 – –
2021 121 #1,719 – –
2020 117 #1,726 – –
2019 133 #1,605 – –
2018 122 #1,705 – –
2017 129 #1,672 – –
2016 102 #1,969 – –
2015 104 #1,949 – –
2014 92 #2,112 – –
2013 85 #2,206 – –
2012 98 #1,999 – –
2011 74 #2,478 – –
2010 67 #2,687 – –
2009 75 #2,526 – –
2008 65 #2,796 – –
2007 68 #2,707 – –
2006 61 #2,882 – –
2005 66 #2,602 – –
2004 58 #2,805 – –
2003 61 #2,633 – –
2002 79 #2,137 – –
2001 46 #3,085 – –
2000 48 #2,971 – –
1995 29 #3,755 – –
1990 17 #5,486 – –
1985 6 #10,351 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
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1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Safa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Safa?

The median living Safa is about 9 years old. Half of all living Safas are between 3 and 19 years old.

How many people named Safa are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Safa are alive in the United States, based on 2,945 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Safa in 2025?

Safa ranked #1,007 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 249 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Safa?

2,945 babies have been named Safa in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Safa most popular?

Safa peaked in 2025, when 249 newborns received the name.

Is Safa a boy or girl name?

Safa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Safa rising or falling?

Safa is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Safa become more popular?

Safa is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 347 girls named Safa in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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