Girls' name · since 2016

Safura

Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Safura, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#50,155 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 2016
2020s
peak decade

Safura is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 2016.

Social Security Administration records show Safura recorded 15 times among girls since 2016, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2021.

  • #50,155 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 15 born since 2016
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Safura ranks #50,155 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.

#50,155 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 2016
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Safura's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Safura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Safura's full recorded timeline at 2020, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births.

Safura popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2016)
5
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
5 201620202021 5

Safura by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

2020s was Safura's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Safura births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Safura?
Since 2016, Social Security records show 15 babies named Safura. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #50,155 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2021. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 5 births.
Where does Safura sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Safura ranks #50,155 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Safura most popular?
Safura was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Safura been used?
Records for Safura go back to 2016, giving 6 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Safura?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Safura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2016–2021 (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 Safura 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.