girl's name

Saffia

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 163

Saffia is a girl's name. In 2021 it was given to 9 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2013, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Saffia 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 2021, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Saffia by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 16
2000s 56
2010s 72
2020s (to 2021) 9

How popular is Saffia?

In 2021, Saffia was given to 9 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Saffia is used

France #2,072 5 in 1995
England & Wales #2,758 9 in 2021

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.

Names that peaked alongside Saffia

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

Parents who like Saffia also like

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

Sibling names for Saffia

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

Common questions about Saffia

How popular is the name Saffia?

In 2021, Saffia was given to 9 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Saffia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Saffia most popular?

Saffia peaked in 2013, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.