Safaa: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,206

among girls · ↑1,996 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Safaa

How common

1 in 64,291

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2016

34 babies

All-time total

515

#11,630 all-time among girls

First recorded

1990

in Social Security records

Safaa popularity over time

515 babies have been named Safaa since 1990, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	27	3	–	#11,167
2000s	114	11	+322%	#6,523
2010s	245	25	+115%	#4,336
2020s (to 2025)	129	22	-12%	#5,206

Where Safaa 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	25	0.02	outside top 500
2027	24	0.02	outside top 500
2028	24	0.01	outside top 500
2029	24	0.01	outside top 500
2030	24	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Safaa

Safaa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,206 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 515 American babies have been named Safaa. Its peak came in 2016, when 34 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Safaa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Safaa?

The median living Safaa is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 500 people named Safaa are alive in the United States today.

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

Safaa year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	25	#5,206
2024	16	#7,202
2023	24	#5,356
2022	22	#5,774
2021	22	#5,713
2020	20	#6,047
2019	24	#5,432
2018	27	#4,986
2017	28	#4,904
2016	34	#4,336
2015	27	#5,101
2014	21	#6,172
2013	23	#5,800
2012	20	#6,537
2011	23	#5,900
2010	18	#7,162
2009	12	#9,868
2008	21	#6,523
2007	10	#11,470
2006	8	#13,376
2005	12	#9,346
2004	8	#12,527
2003	8	#12,185
2002	9	#10,922
2001	12	#8,633
2000	14	#7,504
1995	–	–
1990	6	#12,568
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
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1930	–	–
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1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Safaa?

The median living Safaa is about 10 years old. Half of all living Safaas are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Safaa are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Safaa are alive in the United States, based on 515 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Safaa in 2025?

Safaa ranked #5,206 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Safaa?

515 babies have been named Safaa in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Safaa most popular?

Safaa peaked in 2016, when 34 newborns received the name.

Is Safaa a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Safaa rising or falling?

Safaa has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Safaa become more popular?

Safaa looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 24 girls named Safaa in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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