Is Safiyah a boy or girl name?

Safiyah is a girl’s name. Of the 799 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Safiyah

Recorded 1985–2025 · United States

Safiyah was most popular in 2023, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,903 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,878, with 30 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 799 people named Safiyah.

Safiyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Safiyah’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Safiyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Safiyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 799 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 Safiyah

Where Safiyah is most concentrated

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

New York 7.1×

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