Girls' name · since 1985
Safiyah
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 799 babies named Safiyah, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,599 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 799
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Safiyah is the #4599 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 799 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Safiyah has been recorded 799 times among girls since 1985, currently ranked #4599 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 1985 to 2025.
- #8,730 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,599 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 799 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Safiyah ranks #8,730 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,599 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 799 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,599 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 799
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Safiyah's 799 recorded births place it above 87.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Safiyah compares
799 Top 36% higher than 64% of 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
Safiyah's all-time total is 113% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Safiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 799 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Safiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Safiyah's full recorded timeline at 2006, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Safiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Safiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (279 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Safiyah's strongest decade.
279 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Safiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 82
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
202 births
- 2010s
2010s
279 births
- 2020s
2020s
219 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 279 births (35% of all-time use).
How Safiyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Safiyah's total volume
Safiyah by state
Where Safiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 72 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 37 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
72 of 799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Safiyah? ▼
Where does Safiyah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Safiyah most popular? ▼
Where is Safiyah most popular? ▼
How long has the name Safiyah been used? ▼
What names are similar to Safiyah? ▼
What to do with Safiyah's data
- Safiyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (279 total births) through the 2020s (219) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Safiyahs (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Safiyah
Nearby Names Like Safiyah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Safiyah
Compare Safiyah side by side: Safiyah vs Safa Safiyah vs Safiya Safiyah vs Safia
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Safiyah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Safiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Safiyah 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.