Is Safa a boy or girl name?
Safa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 212 girls and 0 boys were named Safa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 2,695 US babies named Safa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,140
- Babies named Safa since 1978
- 2,695
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 212 babies
Boys and girls named Safa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 243 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 627 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,006 | 100% |
| 2020s | 6 | 734 | 99.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,140 |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,977 | 156 | #1,435 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,656 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,718 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,726 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,604 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,703 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,670 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,968 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,949 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,110 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,206 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,478 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,687 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,526 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,796 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,707 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,882 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,602 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,804 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,633 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,137 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,085 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,971 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,872 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,626 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,984 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,161 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,755 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,351 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,352 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,961 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,345 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,486 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,592 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,586 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,241 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,008 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,351 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,283 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,983 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,092 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,480 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Safa reached #11,977 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #1,140 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Safa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.