Is Safia a boy or girl name?

Safia is a girl’s name. Of the 1,616 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Safia

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Safia was most popular in 2025, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,283 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,283, with 75 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,616 people named Safia.

Safia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Safia’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Safia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Safia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,616 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.

Names that peaked alongside Safia

Where Safia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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