Is Safiya a boy or girl name?
Safiya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 162 girls and 0 boys were named Safiya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,662 US babies named Safiya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,389
- Babies named Safiya since 1973
- 2,662
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 162 babies
Boys and girls named Safiya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 123 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 264 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 242 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 517 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 796 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 720 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,389 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,436 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,486 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,423 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,880 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,911 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,203 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,085 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,204 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,642 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,463 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,502 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,797 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,506 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,511 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,613 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,769 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,708 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,081 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,899 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,118 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,516 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,792 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,621 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,581 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,176 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,345 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,023 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,079 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,658 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,639 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,943 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,613 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,347 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,031 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,561 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,497 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,258 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,815 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,306 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,242 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,734 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,522 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,818 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,750 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,847 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,762 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,543 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,541 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,671 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,461 |
Highest rank
Safiya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,389 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 Safiya
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.