Girls' name · since 1984
Safira
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 297 babies named Safira, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,597 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 297
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Safira is the #4597 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 297 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Safira has been recorded 297 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #4597 nationally and more common than 73% 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 1984 to 2025.
- #16,000 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,597 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 297 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Safira ranks #16,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,597 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 297 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,597 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 297
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Safira's 297 recorded births place it above 77.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Safira compares
297 45th percentile among 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
Safira's all-time total is 21% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Safira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 297 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Safira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Safira splits its recorded history at 2014: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Safira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Safira by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (121 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Safira's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Safira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s 46
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 121 births (41% of all-time use).
Safira by state
Where Safira concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Safira's data
- Safira's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (121 total births) through the 2020s (104) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Safiras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Safira: 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 (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Safira 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.