girl's name

Safaa

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 4,056

England and Wales

#607

2025 births

Safaa is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2014, when 120 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 8,107 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Safaa over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

981
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Safaa by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 42
2000s 344
2010s 981
2020s (to 2025) 386

How popular is Safaa?

In 2025, Safaa was given to 65 babies in England and Wales, ranking #607 that year. It is a rare choice.

Where Safaa is used

England & Wales #607 65 in 2025
France #622 80 in 2025
Scotland #989 3 in 2024
Ireland #1,071 3 in 2025
Canada #2,074 11 in 2024
United States #5,207 25 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Safaa is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Safâa Safâa is a rare spelling of Safaa, written with a circumflex and recorded about 60 times, mostly in France. 60
Safaâ Safaâ is a rare spelling of Safaa, written with a circumflex and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. 20

Names that peaked alongside Safaa

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Safaa also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Safaa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Safaa

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Safaa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Safaa

How popular is the name Safaa?

In 2025, Safaa was given to 65 babies in England and Wales, ranking #607 that year. It is a rare choice.

Is Safaa a girl's or a boy's name?

Safaa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Safaa most popular?

Safaa peaked in 2014, when 120 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Safaa a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Safaa currently ranks #607 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.