Safa
Girl and boy name
Safa meaning
Friendship, purity, love, company.
Safa at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
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- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- صفاAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #10,812 in 2023
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,137 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Safa popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
Safa as a boy name: rank among boy names by year, 2023 to 2023. Best rank #10812 in 2023; most recent ranked year 2023 at #10812.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #10,812 | 6 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | #6,946 | 8 |
| 1990 | #5,287 | 17 |
| 2000 | #2,940 | 48 |
| 2010 | #2,670 | 67 |
| 2020 | #1,721 | 117 |
| 2024 | #1,137 | 212 |
All 44 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | #6,946 | 8 |
| 1981 | #9,109 | 6 |
| 1982 | #8,223 | 7 |
| 1984 | #6,809 | 9 |
| 1985 | #9,306 | 6 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 |
| 1990 | #5,287 | 17 |
| 1991 | #5,181 | 18 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 |
| 1993 | #4,257 | 24 |
| 1994 | #4,239 | 24 |
| 1995 | #3,670 | 29 |
| 1996 | #4,057 | 26 |
| 1997 | #3,897 | 28 |
| 1998 | #3,573 | 33 |
| 1999 | #3,804 | 31 |
| 2000 | #2,940 | 48 |
| 2001 | #3,046 | 46 |
| 2002 | #2,126 | 79 |
| 2003 | #2,610 | 61 |
| 2004 | #2,781 | 58 |
| 2005 | #2,580 | 66 |
| 2006 | #2,849 | 61 |
| 2007 | #2,683 | 68 |
| 2008 | #2,773 | 65 |
| 2009 | #2,510 | 75 |
| 2010 | #2,670 | 67 |
| 2011 | #2,454 | 74 |
| 2012 | #1,983 | 98 |
| 2013 | #2,187 | 85 |
| 2014 | #2,096 | 92 |
| 2015 | #1,937 | 104 |
| 2016 | #1,955 | 102 |
| 2017 | #1,664 | 129 |
| 2018 | #1,692 | 122 |
| 2019 | #1,597 | 133 |
| 2020 | #1,721 | 117 |
| 2021 | #1,710 | 121 |
| 2022 | #1,646 | 128 |
| 2023 | #1,425 | 156 |
| 2024 | #1,137 | 212 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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