Girls' name · since 1975
Safia
Safia has 1,616 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,399 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,616
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Safia is the #2399 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,616 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Safia has been recorded 1,616 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #2399 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,430 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,399 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,616 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Safia ranks #5,430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,399 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,616 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,399 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,616
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Safia's 1,616 recorded births place it above 92.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Safia compares
1,616 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 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
Safia's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Safia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,616 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 21 | 19,840 |
Safia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Safia's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 75, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Safia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Safia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (551 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Safia's strongest decade.
551 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Safia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 120
1980s
120 births
- 1990s 188
1990s
188 births
- 2000s
2000s
386 births
- 2010s
2010s
551 births
- 2020s
2020s
354 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 551 births (34% of all-time use).
How Safia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Safia's total volume
Safia by state
Where Safia concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 199 | 12.3% |
| #2 | California | | 133 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 37 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 32 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 29 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 27 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.9% |
199 of 1,616 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Safia appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Safia? ▼
Where does Safia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Safia most popular? ▼
Where is Safia most popular? ▼
How long has the name Safia been used? ▼
What names are similar to Safia? ▼
What to do with Safia's data
- Safia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (551 total births) through the 2020s (354) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Safias (199 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Safia
Nearby Names Like Safia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Safia
Compare Safia side by side: Safia vs Safa Safia vs Safiya Safia vs Safiyah
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Safia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Safia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Safia 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 August 2026.