Safiyah
Girl name · #4599 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Safiyah? In official American birth records, Safiyah has been tracked continuously since 1985, giving it 40 years of documented American history.
Safiyah ranks #4599 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 30 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4725, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 60,000 girls born in 2025 was named Safiyah.
Babies named Safiyah per year. Source: Official national birth records.
The 40-year story
Safiyah first appears in the Social Security records in 1985, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 47 babies and a rank of #3386. 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.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Safiyah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Safiyah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Safiyah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Safiyah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Safiyah is most common
State-level data for Safiyah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Safiyah
Statistically, parents drawn to Safiyah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Seriyah, Sumayyah, Sorayah, Sarayah, and Safiyyah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Safiyah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #4546 |
| 2024 | 33 | #4294 |
| 2023 | 47 | #3386 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3963 |
| 2021 | 45 | #3435 |
| 2020 | 27 | #4757 |
| 2019 | 32 | #4343 |
| 2018 | 30 | #4562 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4695 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4423 |
| 2015 | 29 | #4725 |
| 2014 | 30 | #4657 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5834 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5114 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5207 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5977 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7341 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7073 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6093 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5906 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6528 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4949 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5795 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4906 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5364 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Safiyah?
In official American birth records, the name Safiyah first appeared in 1985 (over 40 years ago), when 6 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 40 years.
Is Safiyah a popular girl name?
Safiyah ranked #4599 among girls in 2025 with 30 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4725.
When was the name Safiyah most popular?
Safiyah peaked in 2023, when 47 American girls received the name (ranked #3386 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Safiyah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 60,000 newborn American girls was named Safiyah. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.