US rank #10532 Girls' name Peak 2021 121 births

Safire — #10532 US girls' name

121 babies named Safire in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s292000s292010s272020s30
#10532
of 17,661 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.

What the Data Says About Safire

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Safire between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Safire currently holds the #10532 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Safire performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Safire shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Safire 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 121 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.

Safire at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

121

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2021

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#10,532

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Safire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
11
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 2024202120152003200019951989 6

Safire by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
30 births that decade — 25% of Safire's all-time total
1980s61990s292000s292010s272020s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Safire?
121 babies have been named Safire since 1989. It currently ranks #10532 among girls. The peak year 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?
Safire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data 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.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.