Safina
Girl name · #5058 in 2025 · Uniqueness 72/100
In 2025, 26 baby girls were named Safina, placing it at #5058 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #8008, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 girls born in 2025 was named Safina.
The 25-year story
Safina first appears in the Social Security records in 2000, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 33 babies and a rank of #4294. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Safina per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Safina in class?
Safina scores 72 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Safina will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Safina is most common
State-level data for Safina is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Safina
Statistically, parents drawn to Safina tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Eleina, Avalina, Lumina, Mahina, and Avina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Safina | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4987 |
| 2024 | 33 | #4294 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4565 |
| 2022 | 20 | #5984 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5573 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5667 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4437 |
| 2018 | 24 | #5315 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6531 |
| 2016 | 24 | #5445 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8008 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8053 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7372 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12199 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9723 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11246 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6811 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10084 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13606 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14179 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15031 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Safina a popular girl name?
Safina ranked #5058 among girls in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8008.
When was the name Safina most popular?
Safina peaked in 2024, when 33 American girls received the name (ranked #4294 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Safina?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American girls was named Safina. It scores 72/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.