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Safa

Safa is currently the #1004 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 249 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #1721, now it sits at #1004. The name has never been bigger: its all-time peak in a record going back to 1978 is happening right now. State by state, Minnesota leads the way at #180.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1004
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1004
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
249
girls named Safa

Safa popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.008%0.013%0.017%18801900192019401960198020002020#1004 in 2025
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Safa is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025NH—Washington: #811 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#811Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025ND—Minnesota: #180 (30 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)MN#180Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025WI—Michigan: #589 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MI#589New York: #505 (33 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NY#505Massachusetts: #682 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#682Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025IA—Illinois: #667 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IL#667Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1231 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: #618 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#618Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025CT—California: #1228 (20 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1228Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025WV—Virginia: #758 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#758Maryland: #511 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MD#511Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025AL—Georgia: #915 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#915Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Safa in 2025HI—Texas: #982 (29 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#982Florida: #1887 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1887
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Minnesota (#180), Maryland (#511), New York (#505)

Uniqueness score

51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Safa in the most recent year of SSA data.

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