How Many People Are Named Safa?
An estimated 2,662 people in the United States have the first name Safa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Safa peaked in popularity in 2024 with 212 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Safa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Safa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Safa is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,662
About 1 in 128,758 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
212 births
Total Registered
2,695
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Safa
Safa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,695 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Safa as a male name
Ranked #11,977 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (6 births)
Safa as a female name
Ranked #1,140 in 2024
212 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (212 births)
Safa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Safa span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,006 babies were registered. While Safa is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Safa by Decade
How has Safa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Safa by State
Birth registrations for Safa span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Minnesota. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania. On average, about 115 Safas were registered per state.
Safa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Safa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Safa
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Safa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Safa?
We estimate approximately 2,662 people named Safa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 128,758 Americans share this first name.
Is Safa a common name?
Safa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,695 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Safa most popular?
Safa reached peak popularity in 2024, when 212 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Safa is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Safa a female name?
Safa is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Safa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Safa Smith, Safa Johnson, Safa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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