US rank #14216 Girls' name Peak 2018 137 births

Safiatou — #14216 US girls' name

137 babies named Safiatou in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s382010s552020s39
#14216
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 20% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Safiatou was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

10 babies were named Safiatou in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Safiatou

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Safiatou between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Safiatou currently holds the #14216 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Safiatou performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Safiatou shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Safiatou in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Safiatou 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 137 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.

Safiatou at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

137

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2018

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#14,216

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Safiatou popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 20242021201820142010200720031998 5

Safiatou by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
55 births that decade — 40% of Safiatou's all-time total
1990s52000s382010s552020s39

Safiatou by state

Where Safiatou concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Safiatou
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 3.6%
New York share of Safiatou's total US births 3.6%

5 of 137 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Safiatou?
137 babies have been named Safiatou since 1998. It currently ranks #14216 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 10 births.
When was Safiatou most popular?
Safiatou was most popular in the 2010s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Safiatou most popular?
The top states for the name Safiatou are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Safiatou been used?
Safiatou has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Safiatou?
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, 1998–2024 (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.