Is Safaa a boy or girl name?

Safaa is a girl’s name. Of the 515 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Safaa

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Safaa was most popular in 2016, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,307 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 515 people named Safaa.

Safaa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Safaa’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Safaa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Safaa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 515 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org