US rank #11586 Girls' name Peak 2024 36 births

Safah — #11586 US girls' name

36 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.

1990s52000s102020s21
#11586
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

58% 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.

What the Data Says About Safah

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Safah between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Safah currently holds the #11586 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Safah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Safah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Safah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Safah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

36

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2024

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,586

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Safah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
456789 202420232022200820001999 5

Safah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
21 births that decade — 58% of Safah's all-time total
1990s52000s102020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Safah?
36 babies have been named Safah since 1999. It currently ranks #11586 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 8 births.
When was Safah most popular?
Safah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 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 26 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.