Total births
15
Girls' name · since 2000
Saffa
Saffa has 15 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16286
- among girls today
- 15
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Saffa is the #16286 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 15 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saffa has been recorded 15 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #16286 nationally and more common than 8% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2024.
- #16286 among girls today
- 15 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
- 8% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Saffa is currently the #16286 girls' name in America, more common than 8% of girls - 15 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16286
- among girls today
- 15
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other girls
Saffa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16286
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 8% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Saffa was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
5 babies were named Saffa in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
How Saffa compares
15 5th 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
Saffa's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saffa | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 48 | 19,840 |
Saffa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saffa's full recorded timeline at 2023, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births.
Saffa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2000
Current rank
#16,286
Active since
2000
Saffa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Saffa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Saffa's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Saffa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Saffa? ▼
Saffa has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16286 as of the latest data. 5 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
When was Saffa most popular? ▼
Saffa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Saffa been used? ▼
Saffa has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Saffa? ▼
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 Saffa
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Saffa
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Safia Girl
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Safiyah Girl
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Safiyyah Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2000–2024 (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. "Saffa: #16286 Girls' Name - 15 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/saffa. 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 Saffa 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 June 2026.