US rank #7490 Unisex name Peak 2020 183 births

Safi — #7490 US boys' name

183 babies named Safi in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s672010s622020s54
#7490
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 47% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Safi was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

14 babies were named Safi in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Safi

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Safi between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Safi currently holds the #7490 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Safi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 87 additional births since 2012.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Safi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Safi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Safi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Safi 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 183 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.

Safi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

183

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2020

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,490

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Safi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
14
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
46810121416 20242021201620132010200620032000 9

Safi popularity over time — girls

87 total births recorded since 2012 (Safi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 87 births
05101520 2024202320222021202020192018201620152012 6

Safi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
67 births that decade — 37% of Safi's all-time total
2000s672010s622020s54

Safi by state

Where Safi concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Safi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
10 5.5%
Pennsylvania share of Safi's total US births 5.5%

10 of 183 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Safi?
183 babies have been named Safi since 2000. It currently ranks #7490 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 14 births.
When was Safi most popular?
Safi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Safi most popular?
The top states for the name Safi are Pennsylvania (10 births).
Is Safi a unisex name?
Yes, Safi is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 183 births, and as a girl's name it has 87 births.
How long has the name Safi been used?
Safi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Safi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Safwan, Safari, Safir, Safal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2000–2024 (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.