US rank #8107 Girls' name Peak 2022 267 births

Safira — #8107 US girls' name

267 babies named Safira in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s82000s462010s1212020s74
#8107
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Safira was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

22 babies were named Safira in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Safira

The Social Security Administration has registered 267 babies named Safira between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Safira currently holds the #8107 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Safira performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Safira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Safira in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Safira 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 267 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.

Safira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

267

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2022

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,107

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Safira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
22
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820152012200920061984 18

Safira by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
121 births that decade — 45% of Safira's all-time total
1980s181990s82000s462010s1212020s74

Safira by state

Where Safira concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Safira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.9%
California share of Safira's total US births 1.9%

5 of 267 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Safira?
267 babies have been named Safira since 1984. It currently ranks #8107 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 22 births.
When was Safira most popular?
Safira was most popular in the 2010s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Safira most popular?
The top states for the name Safira are California (5 births).
How long has the name Safira been used?
Safira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Safira?
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, 1984–2024 (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.