Total births
35
Girls' name · since 2012
Saffiya
35 babies named Saffiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14714
- among girls today
- 35
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Saffiya currently ranks #14714 among girls' names in America, with 35 babies recorded since 2012.
Saffiya has 35 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14714 as of the latest data, more common than 17% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #14714 among girls today
- 35 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
- 17% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Saffiya is currently the #14714 girls' name in America, more common than 17% of girls - 35 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14714
- among girls today
- 35
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Saffiya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14714
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 17% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
66% of everyone ever named Saffiya was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
7 babies were named Saffiya in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Saffiya compares
35 11th 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
Saffiya's all-time total is 91% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saffiya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 35 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Saffiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saffiya's full recorded timeline at 2016, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saffiya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#14,714
Active since
2012
Saffiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Saffiya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Saffiya's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Saffiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (66% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Saffiya? ▼
35 babies have been named Saffiya since 2012. It currently ranks #14714 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 7 births.
When was Saffiya most popular? ▼
Saffiya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Saffiya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Saffiya since 2012 -- 14 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Saffiya? ▼
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.
What to do with Saffiya's data
- Saffiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Saffiya
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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, 2012–2025 (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. "Saffiya: #14714 Girls' Name - 35 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/saffiya. 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 Saffiya 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.