Total births
768
Girls' name · since 1976
Safiyyah
768 babies named Safiyyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4239
- among girls today
- 768
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 76%
- more common than other girls
Safiyyah currently ranks #4239 among girls' names in America, with 768 babies recorded since 1976.
Safiyyah has 768 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4239 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #4239 among girls today
- 768 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
- 76% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Safiyyah is currently the #4239 girls' name in America, more common than 76% of girls - 768 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4239
- among girls today
- 768
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 76%
- more common than other girls
Safiyyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#4239
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 76% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Safiyyah was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
36 babies were named Safiyyah in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Safiyyah compares
768 Top 36% higher than 64% of 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
Safiyyah's all-time total is 101% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Safiyyah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 768 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 48 | 19,840 |
Safiyyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Safiyyah splits its recorded history at 2001: 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 1979 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Safiyyah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#4,239
Active since
1976
Safiyyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Safiyyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Safiyyah's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Safiyyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s
1990s
116 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s
2020s
159 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 205 births (27% of all-time use).
How Safiyyah 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 Safiyyah's total volume
Safiyyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Safiyyah by state
Where Safiyyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 37 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
New York share of Safiyyah's total US births 4.8%
Even split
37 of 768 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Safiyyah? ▼
768 babies have been named Safiyyah since 1976. It currently ranks #4239 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 36 births.
When was Safiyyah most popular? ▼
Safiyyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 205 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Safiyyah most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Safiyyah are New York (37 births), Pennsylvania (25 births), Illinois (11 births).
How long has the name Safiyyah been used? ▼
Safiyyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 50 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Safiyyah? ▼
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.
What to do with Safiyyah's data
- Safiyyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (205 total births) through the 2020s (159) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Safiyyahs (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Safiyyah
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1976–2025 (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. "Safiyyah: #4239 Girls' Name - 768 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/safiyyah. 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 Safiyyah 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 June 2026.