Total births
121
Girls' name · since 1989
Safire
Safire has 121 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10570
- among girls today
- 121
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 40%
- more common than other girls
Safire currently ranks #10570 among girls' names in America, with 121 babies recorded since 1989.
Safire has 121 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10570 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2024.
- #10570 among girls today
- 121 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
- 40% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Safire is currently the #10570 girls' name in America, more common than 40% of girls - 121 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10570
- among girls today
- 121
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 40%
- more common than other girls
Safire vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10570
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 40% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Safire was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
11 babies were named Safire in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Safire compares
121 28th percentile among 17,726 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
Safire's all-time total is 68% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Safire | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 121 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Safire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Safire splits its recorded history at 2006: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Safire at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#10,570
Active since
1989
Safire popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Safire by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Safire's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Safire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 30 births (25% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Safire? ▼
Since 1989, Social Security records show 121 babies named Safire. Today it holds rank #10570 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 11 births.
When was Safire most popular? ▼
Safire was most popular in the 2020s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Safire been used? ▼
Records for Safire go back to 1989, giving 36 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Safire? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Safire
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Safia Girl
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Safiyah Girl
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Safiyyah Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Safire: #10570 Girls' Name - 121 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/safire. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Safire 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 July 2026.