How Many People Are Named Safiya?
An estimated 2,611 people in the United States have the first name Safiya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Safiya peaked in popularity in 2024 with 162 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Safiya 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 Safiya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Safiya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,611
About 1 in 131,273 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2024
162 births
Total Registered
2,662
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Safiya
Safiya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,662 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Safiya as a female name
Ranked #1,389 in 2024
162 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (162 births)
Safiya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Safiya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 796 babies were registered. Safiya remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Safiya by Decade
How has Safiya 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.
Safiya by State
Birth registrations for Safiya span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Washington, Maryland. On average, about 86 Safiyas were registered per state.
Safiya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Safiya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Safiya
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Safiya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Safiya?
We estimate approximately 2,611 people named Safiya 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 131,273 Americans share this first name.
Is Safiya a common name?
Safiya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,662 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Safiya most popular?
Safiya reached peak popularity in 2024, when 162 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Safiya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Safiya a female name?
Safiya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Safiya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Safiya Smith, Safiya Johnson, Safiya 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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