Safiyyah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,052

among girls · ↑226 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Safiyyah · +6% vs 2024

How common

1 in 44,646

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

36 babies

All-time total

768

#8,991 all-time among girls

First recorded

1976

in Social Security records

Safiyyah popularity over time

768 babies have been named Safiyyah since 1976, 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	33	3	–	#6,295
1980s	119	12	+261%	#3,601
1990s	116	12	-3%	#4,918
2000s	136	14	+17%	#6,004
2010s	205	21	+51%	#4,226
2020s (to 2025)	159	27	+29%	#4,052

Where Safiyyah 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	37	0.02	outside top 500
2027	38	0.02	outside top 500
2028	39	0.02	outside top 500
2029	40	0.02	outside top 500
2030	41	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Safiyyah

Safiyyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,052 in 2025 with 36 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 768 American babies have been named Safiyyah. Its peak came in 2025, when 36 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 Safiyyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Safiyyah?

The median living Safiyyah is about 17 years old; half are between 7 and 30. An estimated 800 people named Safiyyah 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.

Safiyyah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	36	#4,052
2024	34	#4,278
2023	17	#6,881
2022	21	#5,948
2021	21	#5,914
2020	30	#4,524
2019	15	#7,658
2018	34	#4,226
2017	18	#6,763
2016	22	#5,952
2015	27	#5,102
2014	19	#6,659
2013	19	#6,678
2012	15	#8,141
2011	21	#6,302
2010	15	#8,221
2009	11	#10,540
2008	13	#9,384
2007	11	#10,688
2006	22	#6,092
2005	18	#6,763
2004	9	#11,439
2003	20	#6,004
2002	10	#10,089
2001	12	#8,634
2000	10	#9,740
1995	14	#6,552
1990	11	#7,750
1985	15	#5,031
1980	9	#7,260
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Safiyyah?

The median living Safiyyah is about 17 years old. Half of all living Safiyyahs are between 7 and 30 years old.

How many people named Safiyyah are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Safiyyah are alive in the United States, based on 768 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Safiyyah in 2025?

Safiyyah ranked #4,052 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 36 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Safiyyah?

768 babies have been named Safiyyah in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Safiyyah most popular?

Safiyyah peaked in 2025, when 36 newborns received the name.

Is Safiyyah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Safiyyah rising or falling?

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

Will Safiyyah become more popular?

Safiyyah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 41 girls named Safiyyah 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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