How Many People Are Named Safiyah?
An estimated 759 people in the United States have the first name Safiyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Safiyah peaked in popularity in 2023 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Safiyah 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 Safiyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
759
About 1 in 451,587 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2023
47 births
Total Registered
769
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Safiyah
Safiyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 769 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Safiyah as a female name
Ranked #4,351 in 2024
33 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (47 births)
Safiyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Safiyah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 279 babies were registered. While Safiyah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Safiyah by Decade
How has Safiyah 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.
Safiyah by State
Birth registrations for Safiyah span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas. On average, about 25 Safiyahs were registered per state.
Safiyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Safiyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Safiyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Safiyah?
We estimate approximately 759 people named Safiyah 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 451,587 Americans share this first name.
Is Safiyah a common name?
Safiyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 769 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Safiyah most popular?
Safiyah reached peak popularity in 2023, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Safiyah is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Safiyah a female name?
Safiyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Safiyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Safiyah Smith, Safiyah Johnson, Safiyah 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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