How Many People Are Named Safari?
An estimated 478 people in the United States have the first name Safari. It is used for both genders, with 73.3% female. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Safari peaked in popularity in 2023 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Safari 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 Safari paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
478
About 1 in 717,059 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
73.3% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2023
43 births
Total Registered
483
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Safari
Safari is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (26.7%) and females (73.3%). Out of 483 total births registered, 129 were male and 354 were female.
Safari as a male name
Ranked #7,157 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (24 births)
Safari as a female name
Ranked #8,310 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (27 births)
Safari: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Safari span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 199 babies were registered. Safari remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Safari by Decade
How has Safari 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.
Safari by State
Safari + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Safari as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Safari
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Safari: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Safari?
We estimate approximately 478 people named Safari 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 717,059 Americans share this first name.
Is Safari a common name?
Safari is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 483 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Safari most popular?
Safari reached peak popularity in 2023, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Safari is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Safari a female name?
Safari is predominantly female. 73.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Safari Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Safari Smith, Safari Johnson, Safari 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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