How Many People Are Named Safire?
An estimated 119 people in the United States have the first name Safire. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Safire peaked in popularity in 2021 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Safire as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, state-by-state birth registrations, and, when available, a 2020 Census snapshot showing who had the name at that point in time. You can also check how many people share the full name Safire paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
119
About 1 in 2,880,289 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2021
11 births
Total Registered
121
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Safire
Safire is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 121 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Safire as a female name
Ranked #10,904 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (11 births)
Safire: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Safire span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 30 babies were registered. Safire remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Safire by Decade
How has Safire 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.
Safire + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Safire as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Safire
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Safire: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Safire?
We estimate approximately 119 people named Safire 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 2,880,289 Americans share this first name.
Is Safire a common name?
Safire is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 121 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Safire most popular?
Safire reached peak popularity in 2021, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Safire is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The popularity chart tracks birth registrations, not people currently alive. It shows how often Safire was given to babies from 1880 through 2024, which is why it is the best tool on the page for seeing long-run naming trends.
Is Safire a female name?
Safire is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
Why can Safire have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because a name can build up a large population over many decades. Safire peaked in 2021, and the average living bearer is about 18 years old, so a name can still have millions of living bearers even after it stops feeling current for newborns.
How many Safire Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Safire Smith, Safire Johnson, Safire 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me