Total births
41
Girls' name · since 1999
Safah
41 babies named Safah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11627
- among girls today
- 41
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 34%
- more common than other girls
41 babies have been named Safah since 1999, making it today's #11627 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Safah recorded 41 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #11627 nationally today, ahead of 34% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #11627 among girls today
- 41 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
- 34% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Safah is currently the #11627 girls' name in America, more common than 34% of girls - 41 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11627
- among girls today
- 41
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 34%
- more common than other girls
Safah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11627
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 34% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Safah was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
8 babies were named Safah in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Safah compares
41 13th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Safah's all-time total is 89% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Safah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 41 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Safah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Safah splits its recorded history at 2022: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Safah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#11,627
Active since
1999
Safah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Safah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Safah's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Safah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 26 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Safah? ▼
Safah has been given to 41 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #11627 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Safah most popular? ▼
Safah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Safah been used? ▼
Safah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Safah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Safa, Safiya, Safia, Safiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Safah
Nearby Names Like Safah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Safah
Safa Girl
#1138 2,939 births
Safiya Girl
#1393 2,831 births
Safia Girl
#3063 1,616 births
Safiyah Girl
#4329 799 births
Safiyyah Girl
#4239 768 births
Compare Safah side by side: Safah vs Safa Safah vs Safiya Safah vs Safia
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Safah: #11627 Girls' Name - 41 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/safah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Safah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.